Off-Season Tomato Seedling Planting Begins in Kohurestan

Bandar Abbas – The head of Kohurestan's Agricultural Jihad announced the start of off-season tomato seedling cultivation and said that, under the notified cropping plan, 2,500 hectares of the region's land have been allocated to tomato cultivation.

Bandar Abbas - The head of Kohoristan Agricultural Jihad announced the beginning of off-season tomato planting and said: According to the notified cultivation pattern, 2,500 hectares of the region's land has been allocated for tomato cultivation.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan Vahid Shahabi, he said: The operation of tomato cultivation outside the season has started in the crop year of 1405-1406 in the Kohoristan region, and this product is considered one of the most important agricultural products of the region.

He added: Based on the notified cultivation pattern, the area under tomato cultivation in the current crop year has been determined to be 2,500 hectares, and Brenta, Bruyo and 8320 cultivars are cultivated in the farms of the region.

Referring to the good performance of this product, the head of the Kahoristan Agricultural Jihad Center said: The average yield of tomatoes in the farms of the region is expected to be about 65 tons per hectare, and based on this, the production of this product will reach about 162,500 tons in the current crop year.

Stating that Kohorestan tomatoes are of good quality, Shahabi said: high quality, suitable color and market-friendly format are the most important features of tomatoes produced in this region, which has made the market welcome the Kohorestan product.

He continued: In addition to meeting the needs of the domestic market, the tomatoes produced in Kohoristan are also exported to Iraq, Russia, Armenia, Persian Gulf countries, and Afghanistan.

The head of Kohoristan Agricultural Jihad stated: Having the off-season production capacity and good quality of the product has provided a valuable opportunity to develop export markets and increase the income of the region's operators.