Pistachio harvest in Meybod increased by 30%

Pistachio harvest in Meybod increased by 30%

The director of Jihad-e-Keshavarzi of Meybod city announced a 30% increase in pistachio harvest from the gardens of this city.

While announcing this news, Sadr Pourkousari stated: This year’s pistachio harvest in Meybod city is in a better situation than last year, and considering the average pistachio harvest of 1.5 tons per hectare, it is predicted that a total of 1800 tons of dried pistachios will be harvested from the city’s gardens. Be.

According to the director of the city’s Jihad-e-Agriculture, there are a total of 1,350 hectares of pistachio orchards in the city, of which 1,200 hectares are fertile.

He stated that the suitable climatic conditions of the city have increased the pistachio crop by 30% this year, noting that the local cultivars of the city are in a better situation this year than the non-native cultivars such as Akbari.

Purkosari named the most important native pistachio cultivars of Meybod city as Koleghoochi, Badami and Hazelnut and said: the main export product of pistachio of the city is related to native cultivars which are more resistant and have better taste due to compatibility with the city environment.

In the end, the director of Jihad-e-Keshavarzi of the city advised the farmers to make efforts to develop the cultivation of these cultivars, considering the resistance of local cultivars to climatic conditions and pests, in order to have the highest profitability from cultivating this crop for the least damage.