IFP- According to a report by IRIB News Agency, as translated by IFP, Hamid Zargari, the head of Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization of Iran�s southern city of Jahrom, said that Iran�s Ministry of Agriculture brought the medjool date from Africa 10 years ago.

The date, he said, was then cultivated in agricultural research centres on a trial basis.

�Thanks to the attempts made in Jahrom�s agricultural centre, this fruit came to fruition and was introduced as an adaptable variety to the growers throughout the country,� he added.

Zargari hailed the active participation of the researchers in Jahrom centre and said, �Researchers managed to reproduce and improve the quality of this cultivar through quarantine tests and pollination.�

He further mentioned that the medjool date is worth $20 per kilo in the world market and pointed to the features of this cultivar that puts it in a superior position, �Medjool date is semi-dry and has high productivity, thin skin, high ratio of flesh to skin and reasonable price in the global market.�