50% hazelnut harvest in Gilan
The Deputy Minister of Crop Production Improvement of Gilan Jihad Agricultural Organization said: It is predicted that 18,000 tons of hazelnuts will be harvested from 17,000 hectares of hazelnut orchards in Gilan province this year.
Hazelnut is a warm and dry fruit that is mostly grown in the mountainous areas of Iran. Its very important benefits include strengthening the stomach and intestines.
At present, the area under hazelnut cultivation in the world is 600,000 hectares, with Iran being the fourth in the world with 21,000 hectares under cultivation.
Habib Jahansaz, Gilan Jihad Agricultural Organization’s deputy for crop production improvement, said: Gilan is the center of hazelnut production in the country.
Jahansaz pointed out that 85% of the country’s hazelnuts are produced in Gilan, noting that Rudsar city, with 12,000 hectares of cultivated area, ranks first in the country in the production of this product and so far 50% of the Gilan hazelnut crop has been harvested.
Gilan Jihad Agricultural Organization Deputy for Plant Production Improvement, stating that Iran currently ranks seventh in the world in terms of hazelnut production, but due to lack of ancillary industries and processing equipment, has no place in the export of this product in the world, said: 40,000 hazelnut families in Gilan is active and the harvest of this product continues from mid-August to late September.