Damage of 25 billion almond crop in Taft city
The worms destroyed half of the almond crop in Taft.
6000 hectares of Taft orchards are dedicated to almond cultivation and annually, 9000 tons of almonds are harvested from midwifery, stone, paper and basic cultivars from these orchards.
According to the same report, the persistence of drought and the presence of the branch-eating worm pest have affected 60% of almond trees and halved the production of this crop.
In the end, he stated: the damages caused by this phenomenon are estimated at 25 billion Rials.
It is worth mentioning that the fight against this pest is on the agenda of the management of Jihad Keshavarzi in Taft city, which, in addition to providing appropriate credit resources, also requires the cooperation of gardeners.