The revival of pistachio may lead Georgia to exporter

The long-awaited first pistachio crop in Georgia will be harvested this year and gardeners no longer doubt that the country may soon become an exporter of this crop. At least, Otar Anguridze, vice-president of the Pistachio Association, said this to Business-Partner. According to him, they began to pay special attention to pistachio cultivation in Georgia relatively recently, but the area of pistachio plantations has already grown to 100 hectares. The fact is that farmers were in no hurry to grow pistachio orchards due to their late entry into full fruiting. “According to our association, this year it is planned to establish pistachio orchards on several dozen hectares. Initially, this is an encouraging indicator. Georgia has not yet received a massive harvest of pistachios. It takes about 6-7 years from planting to get the first fruits, ”said Otar Anguridze. According to him, when the pistachios planted earlier in the household plots bore fruit and justified themselves, this gave ...