Almond harvest begins in Marvdasht with a forecast of 500 tons
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Marvdasht city of Fars province said: tree almond harvest has started from 671 hectares of rain-fed and irrigated almond orchards in this city and it is predicted that over 500 tons of almonds will be produced.
Aziz Rahimi announced the start time of almond harvest in late August to late September and added: The average harvest of rain-fed and irrigated almonds is between 800 to 1000 kg per hectare and in Marvdasht there are 467 hectares of rain-fed orchards and 204 hectares of almond orchards.
Rahimi, stating that the highest amount of almond cultivation in the city belongs to the Camphiroz and Droudzan districts, noted: This product can have a significant impact on farmers’ livelihoods and has a good ability to plant on sloping lands and cultivate in the dry season. .
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Marvdasht city reminded: Due to the early flowering and low yield of these orchards, this management has a plan to change the early flowering and low yielding cultivars in order to improve and revive the almond orchards of the city and improve the production situation of these orchards. And pays facilities such as seedling and scion subsidies to applicants in order to cultivate new, late flowering and high-yielding cultivars.
He said that the almond harvest is done in a traditional way, adding that every year, at the beginning of the harvest season, a large number of seasonal workers will be employed.
Referring to the characteristics and climatic conditions of almond cultivation, Rahimi added: Almond tree does not need much irrigation and is resistant to water shortage and it is easier to maintain than other trees.