Pistachio harvest in northeastern Iran

The time is ripe for harvesting pistachios from the late days of summer to the early days of autumn in the northeastern province of North Khorasan.

By Faranak Bakhtiari

FAO intl. expert visits Iran to help boost pistachio competitiveness in global market

KERMAN - As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen Iranian pistachio export standards, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has dispatched a technical delegation to Kerman Province to assess and improve sampling and laboratory testing procedures for detecting contaminants in pistachios — one of Iran’s most valuable export commodities.

Kerman province to host camper rally, harvest festivals

TEHRAN - Kerman province is set to celebrate its rich agricultural heritage and promote tourism with two upcoming harvest festivals and a rally of camping enthusiasts.

Anar county welcomes double its population for Nowruz

TEHRAN – Situated in the northern part of Kerman province, Anar county has accommodated 74,276 travelers which is twice Its population in the course of the Nowruz holidays.

‘Happy nuts’ to take center stage in Damghan festival

TEHRAN— Damghan, a semi-arid county in the heart of Iran, is to hold a national festival and conference on pistachio.

Iran exports over €48m of pistachios to EU in H1 2023

TEHRAN- Iran has exported over €48 million of pistachios to the European Union (EU) member states during the first six months of 2023, Tasnim News Agency reported citing the data released by the European Union's statistics office, Eurostat.

Iran exports over 56,000 tons of pistachio to 57 countries in a year

TEHRAN- Iran exported 56,298 tons of pistachio worth $405.04 million to 57 countries during the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20), IRIB reported.