Hama,SANA – Hama Governorate is the center of pistachio cultivation in Syria, with more than 800,000 trees planted across an area exceeding 21,000 hectares.
This alone contributes approximately 50 percent of the total domestic production, placing Syria in a prominent position on the map of this strategic agricultural sector.
Historically associated with the city of Aleppo (Fustoq Halab), the actual spread of pistachios has extended to several governorates, most notably Hama, which now hosts the largest percentage of the national production.
Although Syria was one of the most prominent pistachio exporters in the Middle East before 2011, it was subsequently affected by the destruction of the agricultural sector’s infrastructure as a result of the policies of the former regime, which impacted production and export volumes.
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