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Iran is the second-largest producer of pistachios in the world

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Published Mar 27, 2024

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Iran stands as a global leader in the pistachio industry, holding the title for the largest undercultivated area of pistachio orchards and ranking second in worldwide production. The country's Agriculture Ministry, through Dariush Salempour, highlights the pivotal role of pistachios in Iran's agriculture, noting efforts to boost production and exports. These efforts include collaboration with the FAO and pilot projects in key provinces, which have contributed to a significant increase in pistachio exports. Over an 11-month span in the last Iranian calendar year, Iran exported over 80 thousand tonnes of pistachios, bringing in $552 million, showcasing a notable rise in both the quantity and value of exports compared to the previous year.
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Iran ranks first in the world in terms of undercultivated area of pistachio orchards and second in pistachio production in the world, the country's Agriculture Ministry said in an official statement. The director general of the Ministry of Agriculture for dried fruits, Dariush Salempour, highlighted the situation of pistachio production in the country and said that pistachio is one of the most important fruit and vegetable products in Iran. Dariush Salempour said that the country is the world's second largest producer of this strategic product. He added that the ministry has implemented several effective programs to improve pistachio production and export, such as the launch of the joint technical cooperation project on pistachio with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO ). “There are also pilot measures being implemented in the three provinces of Kerman, Khorasan Razavi and Yazd to increase the productivity of pistachio orchards,” he specified. During ...
Source: Myfruit

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