Production of 3000 tons of figs in Semnan province
Lotfollah Rezaei, referring to the increase in the area under cultivation of figs, said: The area under cultivation of figs with proper development in recent years, especially in the cities of Garmsar and Aradan using resistant and marketable cultivars has reached 300 hectares.
He pointed out: Semnan province is one of the seven important provinces in the production of blue figs in the country and the desert regions of the province in Garmsar, Aradan, Semnan, Sorkheh, Damghan, Shahroud and Miami and also Darzin region in Mahdishahr city are prone to cultivating figs. Is.
Deputy of Plant Production Improvement of Semnan Jihad Agricultural Organization added: adaptation to climatic conditions and types of soils in subtropical regions of the province, suitable water requirement and relative resistance to quantitative and quantitative water restrictions and crop processing capability are the benefits of fig cultivation in Semnan province.
Rezaei said: The main product of figs produced in Semnan province is considered a healthy product due to the lack of fertilizer and chemical toxins, and this feature can be very important for consumers.
He pointed out that several cultivars of figs are cultivated in Semnan province and pointed to some of these cultivars and said: cultivars cultivated in the province include Garmsar yellow figs, Semnan green figs, Miami black figs, Garmsar currant figs and white currant figs.
The Deputy Minister of Crop Production Improvement of Semnan Jihad Agricultural Organization, referring to the need to create conversion and complementary industries for processing this product, said: Establishing a hygienic production center for dried figs and also forming packaging and processing industries are important issues that are supported by Semnan Jihad Agricultural Organization. .
He said: in order to identify the potential of figs, the festival of this product will be held in September of this year in Semnan.