The average annual income of pistachios for Iran is 500 million
Iran is the first producer of pistachios in the world. Engineer Behrouz Gheibi, Director General of the Pistachio Office of the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture, said at a training workshop on the production of healthy pistachios in Yazd: , Is the first producer of pistachios in the world.
Ghaybia mentioned pistachio as one of the most important export products of the country and emphasized: this product includes 10% of non-oil and digital exports in addition to 60% of agricultural exports and 70% of the country’s horticultural exports, which has an average annual income of 500 Makes $ 1 million for the country.
He also estimated that last year’s pistachio exports amounted to 140,000 tons worth $ 830 million.
Referring to the need to pay attention to the production of healthy products and maintain the health of consumers, Gheibi said: In this regard, the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture put a plan to track and control critical production points called HACCP and implement it in the provinces. Pistachio crop pollution has decreased from 39% to 1%, which is why this year the project has been extended to the whole country.
It is worth mentioning that the training workshop on improving the quality of pistachio products was held by the extension management and exploitation system of Yazd Jihad Agricultural Organization with the aim of promoting healthy pistachio production and reviewing and presenting HACCP implementation strategies. And officials of relevant economic organizations participated.