The area under pistachio cultivation in Kerman is 310 thousand hectares

The area under pistachio cultivation in Kerman is 310 thousand hectares

Pistachio in Kerman province with a cultivated area of ​​310,000 hectares is the first in the country and the world.

Dr. Mohammad Taklouzadeh, head of the Kerman Agricultural Jihad Organization, said: This product requires special attention and should be supported. It had $ 830 million in exports last year and is Iran’s first non-oil export product.

He added: This product should be promoted and promoted more so that more attention is paid to it. Also, besides Kerman, there are 14 other provinces that produce fertile pistachios.

We have 410,000 hectares of pistachio cultivation, Taklouzadeh said.
The head of Kerman Jihad Agricultural Organization said: This festival pursues goals, the most important of which are to raise the level of knowledge and skills among producers, officials and businessmen and to create a suitable platform for the development and training of those involved in this product and related industries, technology and follow-up. Pistachio product is the pursuit of pistachio export and trade issues.

In the end, Taklouzadeh noted: Appropriate solutions and measures should be considered so that this strategic product of ours is not affected because we have many competitors such as the United States and Turkey. The quality of pistachios in these countries is not like Iran. If we can not maintain the market for this product, loss We will.