the current status of iranian pistachio and role of packaging in its exports

iranian pistachio is one of the strategic crops within most agricultural commodities having the highest income from exports for the country and a significant share of the country's non-oil exports but the marketing and packaging technologies for this crop are at a low level in comparison with competing countries like usa. in recent years the rate of production and its exports have decreased dramatically. therefore it is essential to minimize this problem, by applying an integrated program in the field of marketing management and packaging design, marketing and selling of various models, especially from countries that are leading in this field. in this study, after giving some statistics about pistachio production and exports in the past 10 years, some modern pistachio packaging technologies have been explained.