193 thousand tons of apples produced annually in Hamedan

HAMEDAN – Hamedan Province's Horticulture Director at the provincial Agricultural Jihad Organization announced that the province produces about 193,000 tons of apples annually, ranking seventh nationally in apple production.

Hamedan - The director of horticulture affairs of the Hamedan Agricultural Jihad organization announced the annual production of about 193,000 tons of apples in Hamedan province and said: Hamedan ranks seventh in the country in apple production.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan Rahman, Farozanfar said this morning, referring to the strategic position of apple trees in the horticultural production of the country and the world, he said: the total annual production of apples in the world is estimated at 96 million tons, of which the share of the Islamic Republic of Iran is about 4 million 400 thousand tons.

He added: About 17% of the country's garden production is devoted to apples, which shows the economic and strategic importance of this fruit in the country's horticulture and agriculture portfolio.

The director of horticulture affairs of the Agricultural Jihad Organization of Hamedan province, referring to the capacities of the province in this sector, stated: the area of apple orchards in the province reaches about 9,700 hectares, and the average yield of each hectare of these orchards is about 21.5 tons, which ultimately brings the annual production to the limit of 193,000 tons and has established the seventh place in the country for Hamedan.

Introducing Nahavand as the main pole of apple production in Hamadan province, Farozanfar noted: Out of the total 193 thousand tons of apples harvested in the province, about 123 thousand tons are produced in Nahavand city, which shows the dominant and special contribution of this region in the horticulture of the province.

Explaining the apple cultivars in the province, he said: A good variety of apple cultivars are cultivated in the orchards of the province, most of which include high-yielding commercial cultivars such as "Red" or red apple and "Golden" or yellow apple.

Director of Horticulture Affairs of the Agricultural Jihad Organization of Hamedan Province, in the end, referring to the processing status of this product, stated: Currently, products such as vinegar, apple chips, and apple juice are produced in a traditional way and on a limited scale, but improving the added value for gardeners and preventing product wastage requires special investment in the transformation and complementary industries, focusing on packaging, sorting, and industrial processing.