Prediction of harvesting more than 3,000 tons of Damask rose in Khorasan Razavi

Prediction of harvesting more than 3,000 tons of Damask rose in Khorasan Razavi

Mohammad Miri Disfani added: This amount is 300 tons more than last year’s harvest, and the harvest forecast of more than 3,000 tons of Damask rose in Khorasan Razavi is estimated, and thus the value of Damask rose produced in the province this year is estimated at more than 600 billion rials.

Harvesting of Damask rose, which started in late April and will continue until the end of May, is expected to harvest 3,700 tons of Damask rose in the province this year.
He continued: Khorasan Razavi, with 1,700 hectares of Damask rose cultivation area, is ranked fifth in the country in this field.

The director of horticulture of Khorasan Razavi Agricultural Jihad said: the average yield per hectare under Damask rose cultivation is 2 kg and 170 grams, and planting and harvesting Damask rose in the province during the period will create employment for more than 25,000 people.

Miri added: Productivity and saving in water with low water requirement of this flower is one of the characteristics of this product and the reason for its location in the cultivation pattern. 70% of the product is for rose and essential oil, about 10% is for dry buds for export and the rest is for Dried petals are used to make jams and other food.

He continued: Taybad with 370 hectares, Mashhad with 195 hectares and Zaveh with 140 hectares have the highest area of ??Damask rose cultivation in Khorasan Razavi province, respectively.

The director of horticulture of Khorasan Razavi Agricultural Jihad, stating that the harvest of this plant requires a lot of labor and employment, said: One of the problems that has existed in the past and still exists is that in this harvest season, labor is very low and Especially with the outbreak of the Corona virus, the number of workers has decreased.

Miri added: Because there are no conversion industries in some cities and we have limited capacity in this field in the province, most of the product is sent to other provinces of the country for processing, in which long distance and hot air reduce the quality. The flower is harvested, which is one of the problems in this field.

He advised farmers to dry the buds and petals of the Damask rose if they have problems selling it so that it can be sold at a better time and at a better price.