Ravansar Chickpea Producers & Processors | Iranco
Value chain, trade calibers, seed processing and a directory of 12+ active units in Ravansar plain
Ravansar chickpea guide—Zarabi seed plant, Zarin Kalay Hehlo, Tati Roz, Mansouri, Vaisi and co-ops, from single-kernel export grades to falafel calibers and Iraq transit lanes.
Agro-ecology and Ravansar’s role in Zagros chickpeas
Ravansar County at the gateway to Hawraman in northwest Kermanshah is a core rain-fed and irrigated pulse belt in the Qareh Su and central Zagros basins. Its deep loamy soils place Ravansar among Iran’s top five chickpea hubs alongside Songhor, Dalahu, Eslamabad-e Gharb and Kermanshah city.
Annual chickpea area swings between 8,000 and 17,000 hectares with peak harvest capacity near 17,000 tonnes. Rhizobium nitrogen fixation supports wheat rotation; the shift to fall planting with tall cultivars and zero-to-harvest mechanization has sharply raised farm productivity.
On the geo-economic axis, Ravansar sits on the provincial highway to Iraq (Sheikh Saleh, Shushmi, Parvizkhan corridors), feeding national wholesale markets and bulk or retail exports to Kurdistan and central Iraq.
Trade grades and calibration
| Grade / SKU | Diameter (mm) | Quality traits | Target market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-kernel export | 10 | Improved Kabuli; thin cream skin | Gulf, EU, gift packs |
| Premium double | 8–9 | Fall fleshy types; fast cook | Retail brands, Kurdistan & Iraq |
| Triple grade | 7–9 | Ravansar rain-fed blend | National wholesale, value packs |
| Falafel grade | 5–6 | Small; high starch & protein | Falafel, nuggets, RTE foods |
| Split pea | — | Broken sorted kernels | Canned stews, catering |
| Chickpea flour | Micronized | Roasted or cleaned | Bakery, meat extenders |
| Certified seed | Genetic cal. | Mansouri, Adel, Azad… | Mechanized fall sowing |
| Screenings | <3 | Hulls & rejects | Feed pelleting |
Processing chain from field to export lot
Harvest & field aggregation
Local brokers, cooperatives and wholesalers; primary air cleaning at origin.
Calibration & destoning
Air screeners, sieves and size splits by kernel diameter.
Industrial cleaning & seed treatment
Multi-stage lines, gravity tables and seed coating at Zarabi plant.
Sort & consumer packing
Cellophane and carton lines at Zarin Kalay Hehlo and Tati Roz; limited local laser capacity.
Export logistics
Laminated 30–60 kg bags; transit via Sheikh Saleh, Shushmi and Parvizkhan.
Commissioning of the Zarabi chickpea seed plant (2026) brought multi-stage cleaning, gravity tables and systemic seed treatment for tall fall cultivars, securing kernel uniformity at harvest.
Geographic matrix and industrial infrastructure
| Belt | Chain role | Processing | Key actors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravansar agricultural plain | Farm output & cross-dock | Field air cleaning | Mansouri, Vaisi, Zalouab |
| Industrial park (km 5) | Value-added processing | Packing, feed by-products | Zarabi, Hehlo, Tati Roz, Farrokhi |
| Ravansar–Kermanshah corridor | Provincial transit | Secondary cleaning | Tati Roz, Bahar Daneh |
| Shahu / Tazehabad district | Grower supply | Local packing | Tabargzin, Karen Asperlos |
| Western border network | Export staging | Bulk loading | Aseman Derakhshan, plain wholesalers |
Active business directory
Seed processing, packaging & conversion plants
| Legal unit | Location | Activity | Core products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zarabi Chickpea Seed Processing Co. | Ravansar agri hub | Seed dressing, gravity sort, coating | Certified fall seed | Export active |
| Zarin Kalay Hehlo Legume PackingSeyyed Qader Hashemi | Ravansar main Blvd. | Sorting, cellophane & carton pack | Multi-weight chickpea retail | Domestic market |
| Tati Roz Food Industriestatirozfood@gmail.com | Km 10 Ravansar–Kermanshah | Cleaning, laser sort, packing | 800–900 g chickpea packs | Domestic market |
| Karen Kesh va Sanat Asperlos | Central district | Integrated grow-process | Certified rain-fed chickpeas | Export active |
| Bahar Daneh Ghaffari Co. | Peripheral silos | Storage, cleaning, trading | Bulk chickpeas, corn | Wholesale |
Wholesalers, cooperatives & trading houses
| Legal unit | Location | Activity | Core products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aseman Derakhshan Kurdistan Trading | Ves Ghorani town | National distribution & wholesale | Calibrated bulk chickpeas | Wholesale |
| Mansouri Supply & Cleaning CenterMahmoud Soleimani | Plain cross-dock | Air cleaning, 60 kg bags | Fall Mansouri chickpeas | Export active |
| Vaisi Legumes TradingAshkan Vaisi | Trader row | High-volume size sort | Triple & double export grades | Export active |
| Zalouab Rural Cooperative | Zalouab district | Collective purchase | Raw rain-fed chickpeas | Cooperative |
| Ravansar Rural Cooperatives Union | County co-op HQ | Mechanized storage, guaranteed buy | Member bulk chickpeas | Cooperative |
| Tabargzin Livestock Farmers Ag Co. | Tazehabad / Shahu | Grow, pack, distribute | Zagros chickpeas | Domestic market |
| Ravansar Legumes Store & Distribution | Food wholesale market | Workshop sort & wholesale | Local calibrated chickpeas | Wholesale |
Trade flows, border logistics & wholesale
After mechanized harvest, rural cooperatives and leading wholesalers such as the Mansouri center and Vaisi group consolidate bulk lots and primary air cleaning at origin warehouses. Fall 8–9 mm calibers move quickly into export staging and laminated jute bags for transit via Sheikh Saleh, Shushmi and Parvizkhan.
Aseman Derakhshan Kurdistan Trading and Ravansar Legumes Distribution feed western Iran retail chains with calibrated and packed chickpeas; lots requiring advanced optical sort still move to Tabriz and Azarshahr.
Structural bottlenecks and development outlook
Limited optical sorting and polishing inside the county industrial park pushes value-added work to distant hubs; no industrial split-pea line locally; traditional storage exposed to bruchid; export competition and FX friction on the Iraq lane.
- Deploy dual laser-sorting and mechanized packing terminals licensed by the food and drug authority in Ravansar industrial park.
- Scale contract farming with Zarabi Seed, Zarin Kalay Hehlo and Tati Roz to secure raw supply and cut intermediaries.
- Side plants for falafel powder and micronized chickpea flour plus a protected geographical indication for Ravansar plain chickpeas.
Iranco connects you with processors, cooperatives and cross-border traders in Ravansar County.