Iran:Sesame harvest begins in Mehr County, Fars
Sesame oilseed harvesting from more than 1,500 hectares of agricultural land in Mehr County begins in the second half of October and continues until late November. the director of the Mehr County Agricultural Jihad said: Sesame oilseed harvesting operations from agricultural lands in the Asir, Goledar, Varavi, and Markazi districts of Mehr County will be carried out extensively in the coming days.Morteza Shokohi added: It is expected that this year, farmers in Mehr County will produce and market more than 1,500 tons of sesame products.He stated: "In addition to meeting the needs of oil extraction workshops, ardeh (rice cake) making workshops, and local confectionery industries, sesame from Mehr County is exported as a high-quality product to the provincial centers of Fars, Isfahan, Qom, and Yazd, which indicates the economic status of this product in the region."Shokohi added: "The sesame product produced in Mehr County has gone beyond meeting the needs of the county's domestic industries and has become one of the main suppliers of oil extraction and rice bran industries in Fars Province and neighboring provinces such as Isfahan, Qom, and Yazd."The director of the Mehr County Agricultural Jihad stated: "This volume of production not only strengthens the agricultural economy of Mehr County, but also demonstrates the high quality of the products in this region, which are also capable of competing and being shipped to large markets in neighboring provinces."
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