Beginning of saffron harvest in Sarbisheh
Javadi Baigi, director of Jihad Keshavarzi in Sarbisheh city, said: At present, 650 hectares of agricultural lands in Sarbisheh city are under saffron cultivation.
He added: It is predicted that more than 2.4 tons of saffron worth 216 billion rials will be harvested in this city this year.
Javadi Baigi: Saffron product due to limited water resources in the region and on the other hand low water needs; One of the products is prone to be in the cultivation pattern of the region.
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Sarbisheh city continued: holding training classes, constructing model farms, providing the required working capital facilities and cooperating and guiding in providing high quality and large onions for the farmers have been among the measures of Jihad Keshavarzi in this field.
In the end, he said: Currently, due to the harvest season of this product, in order to prevent the price drop and organize the domestic sales process and saffron export, the support of saffron purchase has been provided by the provincial rural cooperation organization and subordinate units.