17 October 2012
More than 200,000 tons of kiwi fruit are expected to be harvested in Mazandaran province in the current Iranian year (started March 20), said deputy head of Farmer House.
Enayatullah Biabani said on Tuesday that the fruit's harvest season will begin early November, and said the recent development of the gardens will lead to an increase in production of kiwi in the current year compared to that of the past year, ISNA reported.
He said the average yield of kiwi was 25 tons per hectare in the past year while the figure for the current year is 50 tons per hectare.
Biabani said the country earned more than $11 million in revenue through the export of kiwi in the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 2-June 21).
Kiwi is a small fruit about 4 inches long and weighing about 5 ounces with the bright green body stippled with little black seeds. Its green smooth body is nearly like cream in body with an energizing taste suggestive of melons, strawberries and bananas, also with its own singular sweet taste.
More than 200,000 tons of kiwi fruit are expected to be harvested in Mazandaran province in the current Iranian year (started March 20), said deputy head of Farmer House.
Enayatullah Biabani said on Tuesday that the fruit's harvest season will begin early November, and said the recent development of the gardens will lead to an increase in production of kiwi in the current year compared to that of the past year, ISNA reported.
He said the average yield of kiwi was 25 tons per hectare in the past year while the figure for the current year is 50 tons per hectare.
Biabani said the country earned more than $11 million in revenue through the export of kiwi in the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 2-June 21).
Kiwi is a small fruit about 4 inches long and weighing about 5 ounces with the bright green body stippled with little black seeds. Its green smooth body is nearly like cream in body with an energizing taste suggestive of melons, strawberries and bananas, also with its own singular sweet taste.
© Iran Daily 2012
