Production of 514 kg of saffron in Kerman city
Mohammad Ghanbari, head of Jihad Keshavarzi management in Kerman, pointed out that saffron can be cultivated as a water-deficient plant in sandy and clay soils with a temperate climate. From pistachio crop in the country.
He added: low need for water and irrigation in non-crisis times, possibility of exploitation for 5 to 7 years at a time of planting, growth in sandy and clay soils, good storage properties of the product, ease of transportation, no need for heavy equipment For planting and harvesting, the ability to attract labor in the agricultural recession season, the lack of need for a high area under cultivation and income generation has made this crop important and for these reasons, farmers tend to cultivate saffron.
Ghanbari stated that the area under saffron cultivation in 1398 was about 128 and a half hectares, and specified: this year this area under cultivation has reached 154 hectares.
He added: The yield of saffron harvest in Kerman city during this year was 514 kg and the average yield per unit area was 3 kg per hectare and the maximum yield was 4 kg per hectare.
The head of the agricultural jihad management of Kerman city stated: Due to the existence of the corona virus and the observance of health instructions, 10 classes and workshops have been held in the subordinate areas of the city.
He pointed out that the applicants for saffron cultivation are introduced to the bank in order to obtain facilities at the rate of 60 million Tomans per hectare with low interest and repayment for 5 years and one year of respite, said: Introducing producers to companies exporting medicinal plants from other Services provided to farmers in order to boost the cultivation of this crop.
