The beginning of red gold harvest from Shahrbabak farms

The beginning of red gold harvest from Shahrbabak farms

Gholamreza Mangoli, director of Shahr-e-Babak agricultural jihad, said: Shahr-e-Babak is one of the producers of red gold in Kerman province with 160 hectares under saffron cultivation, which is 145 hectares of the city’s farms in the economic production phase and 15 hectares of seedlings.

He added: saffron harvest from the city’s farms, depending on weather conditions, temperature in the region and the amount of flowering farms start in mid-November and continue until early December.

Mangali stated: It is predicted that with the average yield of 5 and 4 tenths of a kilogram per hectare, 650 kilograms of dried saffron stigmas will be harvested from the farms of Shahrbabak city.

He said: the saffron produced in the city has a high marketability due to the quality of color and perfume, and the product is sold not only inside the province but also outside Kerman province.

Jihad Keshavarzi Extension and Service Centers have taken appropriate measures by raising health classes by holding training classes in vulnerable areas, publishing extension leaflets through local social networks and distributing single extension leaflets among applicants to raise the awareness of farmers and promote the planting of this product. Is.