Growing vines from the heart of the world’s largest walnut orchard

Shahmirzad International Exemplary Tourism City, known as the Desert Paradise, is a region with a pleasant climate, which despite the distance of about 25 km from the desert city of Semnan, has a pleasant and pleasant weather that attracts many people in the summer. When you become a tourist city, there are dried fruit and handicraft shops, and most importantly, thick walnut trees and all kinds of trees that have made their way out of all the courtyards of Shahmirzadi; The first thing that catches the eye.

The model city of Shahmirzad International Tourism has such a pristine beauty that it encourages every traveler to return to it many times. The beauties of this city are more visible than they can be described and heard with the help of Alken’s words.

Shahmirzad; Although it has been famous for its beauty and refreshment for many years, it has been decades since a super garden was created by all the people of the city, a cloud garden that, according to a member of the board of Shahmirzad Agro-Industrial Company, director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of Nations The FAO ally has visited it before, and it was Homo who first named the super garden as the world’s largest walnut orchard.

The largest walnut orchard in the world, but has been struggling for years, the region’s poor soil, successive droughts and water shortages have plagued it for years. A tree and hope and freshness have returned to this garden. However, the world’s largest walnut orchard still needs the special attention of the authorities and the support of investors.

Increase the fruitfulness of the world’s largest walnut orchard

The CEO of Shahmirzad Agro-Industry Company announced the effort to improve and increase the resistance of the trees in the largest walnut orchard in the world in Shahmirzad and said: Has been.

Speaking to reporters, Mohammad Momeni stressed the need for government support for farmers and gardeners as an unavoidable necessity and said: “Everywhere in the world, especially in developed countries, subsidies are given to the agricultural sector, and this improves the agricultural economy and the development of agriculture and horticulture.” Countries do.

Referring to how the world’s largest walnut orchard was formed in Shahmirzad, he added: “Shahmirzad Agro-industry Company was established a few decades ago with the micro-capital of the people of the region.”

The CEO of Shahmirzad Agro-industry Company stated that with the creation of this garden, the ground was prepared for the use of water that had been abandoned for decades and flowed into the desert, adding: The water storage of the storage company is used at the right time.

Referring to the creation of two large water storage tanks on the outskirts of the world’s largest walnut orchard, he said: “The construction of the third lake and large agricultural water storage pool in this company has begun and with its completion, water intake and storage operations will begin.”

Momeni mentioned the 700-hectare area of ​​the largest walnut orchard in the world as a large capital on the outskirts of Shahmirzad, a model city of international tourism, and noted: In the last one or two decades, these lands have become a spectacular green space for Shahmirzad city and can help to soften the air in this region and province as one of the lungs of Semnan province.

He stated that before the revolution, this area had only two liters per second and therefore it was possible to cultivate in it: by creating water storage pools and planting trees in these lands, the quality of soil has gradually improved and today it is possible to develop It is also provided more than ever.

The CEO of Shahmirzad Agro-industry Company, in response to ISNA’s question about the lack of proper growth of trees, especially walnut trees in this large garden in the last one or two decades, said: “Unfortunately, at the beginning of this project, regardless of water needs, trees were planted in these lands.” While the implementation of a project in this area, required a 4-5 year study plan. In the same years, the quality of soil and water of these lands and its water supply fields should have been studied.

Lack of liquidity and lack of growth in product prices commensurate with the growth of inflation The problem of horticulture

He continued: “Unfortunately, in those years, tree planting is done first and then efforts to provide the required water resources are put on the agenda.”

In response to ISNA’s question whether it is true that the impact of tree roots on the rocky bed was the main reason for the lack of growth or low growth of trees in these decades, Momeni said: “Yes, unfortunately, these lands have rocky beds.” Of course, with the activities that have been done, an important part of the problems have been solved and these lands have the necessary moisture today.

He announced the effort to gradually improve some of the cultivated trees and said: “By creating a research department and a nursery, this work has been started for several years and a two-hectare Median garden of cold-resistant species has been created on the edge of the garden.” Is. In addition, the cultivation of trees with less water requirements such as grapes, dahlias and در in this large complex has been started for several years and fortunately has had good results.

Passing three years without yield

The CEO of Shahmirzad Agro-industry Company, in response to a question about the obstacles and problems facing the world’s largest walnut orchard, said: “The lack of necessary liquidity and the lack of growth in product prices commensurate with the growth of inflation are our most important problems in this sector.”

The activist of the agriculture and horticulture sector, referring to the accumulation of micro-capitals of local people in the company, called for special assistance from the government and provincial officials to the company.

He mentioned climate change as the most important factor in the loss or lack of development of this garden in recent years and added: “In this regard, our colleagues are trying to create a spring-resistant cultivar, which is originally a product of France.” In the nursery of Shahmirzad Agro-industry Company, multiply and gradually cultivate and transplant.

“Unfortunately, we did not have much harvest for about three years,” the horticultural activist told ISNA. In two years we had no harvest from walnut trees. Last year, about 10 to 15 percent of the trees bore fruit.

The CEO of Shahmirzad Agro-industry Company announced the increase in the fruitfulness of the trees of the largest walnut orchard in the world this year and noted: The modified and cold-resistant species that is also planted in this orchard is a species that has responded to It seems that with the continuation of this process and the development of the mother garden and the improvement of other parts of this garden in the coming years, we will face an improvement in the condition of this large complex.

He mentioned the development of vineyards in this garden as one of the programs of Shahmirzad Agro-industry Company and added: Grapes are drought resistant and have more stability in droughts, while their water requirement is less and therefore seek development. Grape trees are in this collection. Meanwhile, 12 hectares of Golestan Mohammadi have been created in the garden, which fortunately had a very good growth and fruitfulness.

Mohammadi, another member of the board of directors of Shahmirzad Agro-industry Company, also announced the efforts to implement several projects in this company with the aim of improving its economic conditions and said: “In this regard, 22 various projects are planned to be implemented in this garden. Their implementation will improve the situation.

He mentioned the implementation of a large livestock project in the outskirts of this garden as one of the development projects and said: this project, apart from being profitable, can gradually help to improve and enrich the soil of these lands.
Referring to the mineral poverty of the region’s soil, he said: “The implementation of this livestock project in the largest walnut orchard in the world can greatly contribute to the richness of its soil.”

Mohammadi stated that in the first step, three priority projects have been targeted for implementation: apart from animal husbandry, a sand project is also one of our other priority projects in this sector.

Referring to the high tourism capacities in Semnan province, he said: Semnan province is one of the top 6 provinces in the country in terms of tourism capacities. Meanwhile, Shahmirzad International Model Tourism City has a pleasant climate and many tourist attractions.

He said that Shahmirzad walnut garden is one of the most important tourist attractions in the region, adding: “Shahmirzad agro-industry company needs capital to implement its projects in this garden, so we hope the provincial authorities will support this company to grow and develop this garden.” It can also help the economy of the people of the region.
The model city of Shahmirzad International Tourism is a beautiful summer region and the main recreation of the people of the province, especially the three cities of Semnan, Mahdishahr and Sorkheh, and therefore requires that it have a provincial approach to the plans of this region.

In any case, Shahmirzad walnut orchard, although uneducated, got the key and then the roots of its trees fell on the rocky bed, and with successive droughts and the sky hesitating from the rain that carelessly gave, the trees did not grow as they should, but This garden has become a symbol of Shahmirzad model tourism city in the last few decades and therefore it wants to continue and stay…

A Chinese proverb says, “Even though you live in the woods, appreciate the wood.” .