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Lebanon expands cultivation of pistachio
By Xinhua Published: Aug 29, 2021 08:43 AM
A farmer picks pistachios at his orchard in Hasbaya, Lebanon, Aug. 26, 2021. In the Middle East, people call pistachio the smiling nut because the split shell resembles a smile. The cultivation of pistachio began to recover and expand in Lebanon several years ago, benefiting from the assistance of local and international agricultural associations.(Photo: Xinhua)

A farmer picks pistachios at his orchard in Hasbaya, Lebanon, Aug. 26, 2021. In the Middle East, people call pistachio the "smiling nut" because the split shell resembles a smile. The cultivation of pistachio began to recover and expand in Lebanon several years ago, benefiting from the assistance of local and international agricultural associations.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
A vendor sells fresh pistachios on the roadside in Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, Aug. 27, 2021. In the Middle East, people call pistachio the smiling nut because the split shell resembles a smile. The cultivation of pistachio began to recover and expand in Lebanon several years ago, benefiting from the assistance of local and international agricultural associations.(Photo: Xinhua)

A vendor sells fresh pistachios on the roadside in Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, Aug. 27, 2021. In the Middle East, people call pistachio the "smiling nut" because the split shell resembles a smile. The cultivation of pistachio began to recover and expand in Lebanon several years ago, benefiting from the assistance of local and international agricultural associations.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Pistachios are seen in Hasbaya, Lebanon, Aug. 25, 2021. In the Middle East, people call pistachio the smiling nut because the split shell resembles a smile. The cultivation of pistachio began to recover and expand in Lebanon several years ago, benefiting from the assistance of local and international agricultural associations.(Photo: Xinhua)

Pistachios are seen in Hasbaya, Lebanon, Aug. 25, 2021. In the Middle East, people call pistachio the "smiling nut" because the split shell resembles a smile. The cultivation of pistachio began to recover and expand in Lebanon several years ago, benefiting from the assistance of local and international agricultural associations.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
A farmer checks pistachios at his orchard in Hasbaya, Lebanon, Aug. 25, 2021. In the Middle East, people call pistachio the smiling nut because the split shell resembles a smile. The cultivation of pistachio began to recover and expand in Lebanon several years ago, benefiting from the assistance of local and international agricultural associations.(Photo: Xinhua)

A farmer checks pistachios at his orchard in Hasbaya, Lebanon, Aug. 25, 2021. In the Middle East, people call pistachio the "smiling nut" because the split shell resembles a smile. The cultivation of pistachio began to recover and expand in Lebanon several years ago, benefiting from the assistance of local and international agricultural associations.(Photo: Xinhua)