Ali Akbari, director of the horticulture department of the Qazvin Agriculture Department, said that 4,130 tons of pistachio products are expected to be harvested from the pistachio orchards of Qazvin this year.
He said: “This amount is harvested from 3,820 hectares of orchards. Qazvin has a total of 4,750 hectares of pistachio orchards, of which 930 hectares do not bear fruit at present. Qazvin pistachios are used in the art of confectionery and jam.”
It should be noted that Qazvin is among the 12th region of Iran in terms of pistachio production.
