Iran, fourth place in Kiwi production and its export: Kiwi
export values $ 97million 

Deputy Minister of Horticultural Affairs of the Ministry of
Jihad-Agriculture announced: Iran holds the fourth position in
the world with an area of ​​12400
hectares under cultivation, and production of more than 362 tons of kiwi.

 According to the
information center of the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture, Mohammad Ali Tahmasbi,
stated that: Last year, with the export
of about 140,000 tons of kiwi, more than $ 97 million worth of currency
provided to the country.

Tahmasbi also stressed the need to maintain export markets
for kiwi products, and emphasized that: Farmers and organizations need to form
a production chain to market, use a conventional farming system and create
specialized funds.