Production of 90% of the country’s peanuts on the eve of Ashrafieh
The governor of Astana Ashrafieh announced the production of more than 90% of the total peanuts in Iran in this city.
Ali Babakhani in the peanut festival, which was attended by many people in the city, said: Ashrafieh threshold produces more than 90% of peanuts in the whole country and the nutritional importance of peanuts is not hidden from anyone.
He continued: Astana city is the second city in the field of wood production and the first producer of poplar in the province and annually 23 thousand tons of quality rice and 30 tons of milk are produced in this city and any product is produced in this city. .
He said: Considering that this city is the largest producer of peanuts in the country, it is necessary that with better management we can cultivate almonds industrially, along with the production of oil conversion industries and the production of new products from this product, as well as processing factories. A solution should be considered.
Azizi, director general of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism of Gilan province, also said in this festival: This week is the third festival that is being held in Gilan province and we are trying to introduce the products of the province to the people of the country by holding such festivals. Bring the province to its real position. He added: In Gilan province, there is suitable soil, favorable climate, product diversity and many unique features, but we have not yet been able to achieve the minimum, and this requires credibility and accurate research work according to current world information.
Sadegh, a representative of Astana, said at the festival: The importance of peanuts as a strategic product is not hidden from anyone because peanuts produced in Gilan province have 51% fat, while in the whole world the amount of fat obtained is between 25 Up to 30%.
He added: We should think about the conversion industries along with the production of this strategic product and not allow Iraq to import low-quality almonds into our country, because this will hit the economy of this product.
The representative of the people of Astana Ashrafieh added: In contrast to the production of 90% of peanuts in the whole country, the amount of income is 5 billion tomans in total, which is a very small figure compared to the production of this strategic product.
He pointed out: If we do not pay attention to the production of peanuts, such as silk cocoons, which were once abundantly produced in Gilan province, it will be destroyed because at present, due to the lack of good banking facilities for farmers, this product is less important as a second crop. The import of produce from Iraq has discouraged the farmers of this province.
In the end, he called for the establishment of a research center and conversion industries in this province, and asked the Deputy Minister of Jihad for Agriculture to take the necessary measures to solve the problems of almond growers and to prevent imports.
At the end of the Peanut Festival, various programs were held with the cooperation of many sections, of which Lafandbazi and the performance demonstration of this product were the main programs of this festival.