Essential Oil Extraction Device Produced in Iran with Capability of Drying Fruits, Herbs
“Ayandeh Machinery Industry Development Company” in Ardabil in the Northern part of Iran has made efforts to support gardeners and farmers in the area of production by manufacturing machines for conversion industries, including essential oil extractor and dryer devices.
“Given the large amount of waste in agricultural and garden products in the country and lack of a processing system for these products, the empty position of the transformation industries in this field is quite clear,” Hassan Abdollahzadeh, the manager of the technological unit, told ANA.
“Therefore, all efforts of the company have been focused on supporting gardeners and farmers in the field of production by manufacturing machines for conversion industries, including essential oil extractor and dryer systems,” he added.
“In addition to having its own customers inside the country, Iran’s dried fruits are also highly popular in foreign states, and since a number of Iran-grown fruits are not cultivated in other countries, it can be a good opportunity for exporting dried fruits to those countries,” Abdollahzadeh said.
He noted that another significant point is that not only fruits but also any other juicy product can be dried with a fruit drying device, including all types of fruits, vegetables, nuts, meat and animal food.
Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Pakistan, Algeria, Iraq, Sudan, Oman and Libya are the top 10 producers of dried fruits including dates in the world.
According to Darab Hassani, an official with Agriculture Ministry, Iran has around 308,000 hectares of vineyards (289,000 hectares of which are productive) with an annual output of three million tons of grapes, out of which an average of 200,000 tons of raisins are produced.
Iran’s biggest export destination for grapes and raisins is Russia. Other main customers are member countries of the European Union, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf littoral states.
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