Harvesting 1960 tons of barberry from Darmian orchards
The governor of Darmian said that this year 1960 tons of dried barberry will be harvested from the gardens of Darmian.
Rajabali Barati stated in the meeting to study the problems of barberry growers in the city: At present, more than 2200 hectares of gardens in Darmian are dedicated to barberry production, of which 1710 hectares are fertile.
He said that the amount of barberry production in the city last year was 1450 tons, he said: among the second producer of barberry in South Khorasan.
The governor of Darmian announced the launch of the Darmian barberry threshing industrial unit this year and specified: with the cooperation of Jihad-e-Keshavarzi of the city, the Rural Cooperative Organization and the province’s barberry growers’ unit, this unit will be set up and barberry produced by farmers in the city will be threshed and packaged.
Agricultural insurance should be considered as an effective way to deal with the risks of agricultural activities and reduce farmers’ income fluctuations, said Barati, noting that hailstorms cause a lot of damage to barberry growers in the rainy season every year.
He pointed out that for the construction of the industrial area of the city, a credit of 1 billion and 500 million Tomans has been spent and all the necessary infrastructures have been established in this center, and specified: the establishment of barberry processing and processing industries in the city will play an effective role in economic prosperity. Had.
The governor continued: The development of barberry cultivation as the most significant garden product in the region has caused this product to occupy a special place among agricultural products and to play a significant role in the economy of rural households in the city.
Due to the special geographical and climatic conditions, it has a high diversity in the production of horticultural and agricultural products, Barati said.
He mentioned wheat, barley, saffron and sugar beet as the most important crops of the city and added: Barberry, almond, walnut, jujube, plum and plum are the most important garden products of this city.