Off-Season Tomato Seedling Cultivation in Kohurestan, Hormozgan

Off-season tomato seedling cultivation has begun across 2,500 hectares of Kohurestan's farmland, in line with the official cropping plan.

Out-of-season tomato seedling cultivation was started in 2,500 hectares of agricultural lands in Kohoristan based on the notified cultivation pattern.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan, the head of the Kahoristan Agricultural Jihad Center predicted that 162,500 tons of crops would be harvested.

Vahid Shahabi said: The average yield of tomatoes in the farms of the region is about 65 tons per hectare.

He added: High quality, suitable color and marketable format are the most important characteristics of tomatoes produced in this region.

The head of Kohoristan Agricultural Jihad Center said: Tomatoes produced in Kohoristan are also exported to Iraq, Russia, Armenia, Persian Gulf countries and Afghanistan, in addition to meeting the needs of the domestic market.