GAZIANTEP, Turkey. A pistachio tree, estimated to be 600-700 years old, is protected and cared for by neighborhood residents in Turkey's most important pistachio cultivation center, the ...

Damascus - Syria is one of the oldest countries in producing pistachio. Throughout history, Aleppo has been famous for planting pistachio tree and from it the tree was expand to other countries. The ...

Between 2013 and 2021, the agricultural area dedicated to pistachio trees, predominantly imported from Iran and California, has gone from 5,000 to 55,000 hectares.

TWO decades ago, Miguel Angel Garcia harvested grapes and grains on his farm in central Spain, like his father and grandfather before him. Now he produces pistachios – a more lucrative crop that ...

"Wine and cereals weren't viable anymore," said the 58-year-old, who planted his first pistachio trees in 2007. "If I hadn't changed, I wouldn't have been able to make a living from my farm." ...