The walnut harvest has begun in Georgia

Walnut harvesting has begun in Georgia. Despite significant precipitation, the harvest will continue as planned, EastFruit reports. According to the founder of the Anigozi company and member of the supervisory board of the Association of Almond and Walnut Producers of Georgia Anna Kevkhishvili, this season the walnut harvest will be 3.3–3.4 thousand tons, which is significantly more than last year. The entrepreneur associates the increase in production with the beginning of full fruiting in many modern gardens, which have reached 5–6 years of age, as well as with a change in the attitude of farmers towards caring for plantings. "Chandler", which is the main variety in modern walnut orchards in Georgia, is quite whimsical, but also the most commercially interesting variety for growing. With each season, the knowledge and experience base of our agronomists, for whom this variety is still relatively new, increases,” comments Anna Kevkhishvili in an interview with bm.ge. — In the ...