The challenges of pistachio production in Iran were investigated

Hamed Salari

The challenges of pistachio production in Iran were investigated

Kerman - IRNA - Iran's pistachio has a fierce competitor in the world market, which in the past years has stolen the production sphere from Iran by increasing the productivity of this product in various ways. 

Iranian Pistachio

According to IRNA, for this purpose, the Green Gold Challenges Conference was held in Kerman, one of the major hubs for the production of this product, on Wednesday under the auspices of Keshavarz National Chemical Company. and more than 70% of the annual production of this product is available to these 2 countries.

In 2016, Iran snatched the competitive sphere of pistachio production and export from the United States, but after that, it faced a sharp decline; A decline that took a year and a half to bring us back the lost global markets.

On the other hand, pistachios are considered as a strategic and valuable product in the country's economy, and Kerman Betanhai province produces more than half of this product; Nearly 200,000 hectares of pistachio orchards are cultivated in Kerman province every year, but it does not have the necessary efficiency and production compared to its global competitor, because the lack of proper productivity in the production of this product is strongly felt.

The harvesting of 350 tons of pistachios per hectare against the production of more than 2 times the competitors shows the depth of the weakness of our agriculture, which has made the need to increase attention and planning for it more visible than ever.

Despite the structural weakness in Iran's agriculture, these days America produces three times as much as Iran despite having a third of the cultivated area, and it is considered the world's major producer of pistachios, followed by Iran.

Pistachio, which was once the monopoly of a few provinces, especially Kerman, is now planted with the welcome of farmers in 27 provinces of the country, and in fact, with this policy, Iran, while guaranteeing its pistachio production in the coming years, seeks to regain its past position in the world markets. is to step into the field with more power this time.

Unfortunately, despite the fact that most of the pistachio orchards, especially in Kerman province, as the production hub of this product, have been affected by aging, drought, pests, and various diseases, and this has also reduced the quality and quantity of our production, but all the eyes of hope in Iran's development The production and acquisition of global markets is aimed at modern agriculture, water supply and new gardens in 27 provinces of the country, which can realize the visions according to the geographical and natural conditions.

In addition, the introduction of knowledge into the field of agriculture by identifying pests and diseases of gardens and producing poisons and fertilizers for farmers is considered a way to continue the knowledge-based policy of Iran's agriculture and pistachio affairs, which has recently taken valuable steps for the growth of this field.

In this context and considering the importance of this strategic product, on Wednesday, the pistachio challenges conference was held in cooperation with the National Pistachio Association and with the efforts of the National Chemical Company at the Pars Hotel in Kerman. Some officials of knowledge-based companies, manufacturers and exporters were also present in this conference, and solutions to overcome the challenges of this product were investigated and assessed.