Production forecast of 35000 tons of walnuts in Kermanshah province
Horticulture director of Kermanshah Jihad Agricultural Organization, referring to the beginning of walnut harvest from the province’s orchards, said: It is expected that more than 35,000 tons of walnuts will be harvested from the province’s orchards this year.
Mansour Ahmadi added: about 15,000 hectares of orchards in Kermanshah province are dedicated to walnut cultivation and in terms of area under cultivation has the highest area of orchards in the province.
He stated: The highest level of walnut orchards in the province is related to the cities of Kermanshah and Sahneh. Part of the walnut produced in the province is exported after collecting and separating its kernels.
Ahmadi stated that one of the programs of the Jihad Agricultural Organization of the province is to organize the production of walnut seedlings.