Beginning of walnut harvest from Zarandieh gardens
The head of Zarandieh Agricultural Jihad announced the beginning of harvesting walnuts from the gardens of this city.
Ahmad Gharabegloo, pointing out that Zarandieh city has 500 hectares of walnut orchards, added: On average, about three tons per hectare of walnuts are harvested annually in this city.
He stated that about 92,000 tons of horticultural products are produced in Zarandieh, he said: The main horticultural products in this city include pistachios, almonds, grapes and walnuts.
He pointed out that more than 25% of horticultural products in Markazi province are produced in Zarandieh, and said: Zarandieh city has 13,500 hectares of orchards, including pistachios, grapes, almonds, apples, peaches and other fruits.
The official in charge of the high quality and early ripening of horticultural products in the city mentioned the characteristics of these products, which has found a special place in the consumer market of the province, especially in neighboring provinces.
Qara Biglou pointed out that Zarandieh city has 60,000 hectares of agricultural lands, noting that about 42,000 hectares are under cultivation of crops and orchards and more than 450,000 tons of various crops and orchards are produced annually in this city. .