Prediction of harvesting 180 kg of saffron in Ben city
The director of Jihad-e-Keshavarzi of Bonn city announced the beginning of saffron harvest from the farms of this city and said: 40 hectares of agricultural lands of Bonn city have been dedicated to saffron cultivation this year.
He added: Saffron cultivated in agricultural lands is in the form of onion cultivation and its cultivation through seeds has not been localized yet.
Bagheri announced the average harvest of saffron per hectare of agricultural land in Bonn city as four to five kilograms and specified: It is predicted that 180 kilograms of saffron will be harvested from the agricultural lands of this city this year.
He reminded: in some agricultural fields, with water, soil, farm management and better irrigation methods, more crops can be harvested per hectare.
Bagheri added: Unfortunately, the saffron produced in this city is sold raw and packaged and supplied by brokers in other provinces, and it is necessary to launch packaging, conversion and complementary industries.
Due to the climatic conditions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, farmers are moving towards cultivating crops with less water requirements, such as saffron.
The city of Bonn has 28,000 hectares of agricultural land, of which 10,000 hectares are rainfed and 18,000 hectares include 14,000 hectares of arable land and 4,000 hectares of garden land.