Iran: Official raises alarm over smuggling of date palms

Published 2021년 11월 13일

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Iran's date palms are being smuggled from Bushehr province to the Persian Gulf states, according to the head of the National Association of Iranian Dates. The smuggling, while not on a large scale, needs to be stopped as it is depleting the country's national reserves and damaging the environment, he said. Iran is the world's second-largest date producer, with an annual production of approximately 1.2 million tons. The smuggling needs to be urgently addressed to prevent the loss of the country's best trees, the official added.

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EghtesadOnline: Iran’s date palms are being smuggled from the country’s southern provinces, Bushehr in particular, to the littoral states of the Persian Gulf, according to the head of the National Association of Iranian Dates. “These precious trees are being uprooted and smuggled via small vessels to countries such as Kuwait and Qatar,” Mohsen Rashid Farrokhi was also quoted as saying by ILNA.Although the smuggling is not being practiced on a large scale, there is a need for the Agriculture Ministry to take urgent action and put an end to this act, which is robbing the country of its national reserves and damaging the environment, he added.Farrokhi noted that this issue, which has been going on for a while, has to be taken seriously, because the country may lose its best trees within a few years. He asked related officials to penalize the culprits engaged in trading palm trees.According to Zahra Jalili Moqaddam, an Agriculture Ministry official, Iran is the world’s ...

Source: Eghtesadonline.com