About Us
Leading date palm seller in India. In dates there are more than 3,000 varieties all over the world. We have 35 varieties in our farm, and a research station where we select and sell the best date palm variety which is suitable for all types of soil and climatic condition.
Additionally, we import premium dates and date syrup from Middle East countries and produce assortment of dates with nuts and fruits. Our range of retail products is growing and will be readily available across leading stores in Tamil Nadu and online stores.
Our Roots
Our founder, S. Nizamuddeen, is well-known in India’s date palm farming owing to him being the first date palm cultivator in South India. He previously worked at several date farms across Saudi Arabia before returning to India to grow his own dates. Through trial and error, Mr. Nizamuddeen found great success in cultivating dates using imported tissue cultures.
Growing Local
Date varities have been grown over decades in different across the world. At Saliah Dates Nursery, we grow date palms by adopting tissue culture technology, which enables farmers to select only the best trees as every plant produced from the cut stem is genetically identical to the parent tree.
Through collaborations with established companies across the Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, France and Iran, we have been able to strive to continually improve and consistently produce date palms of premium quality.
Today, Saliah Dates Nursery cultivates over 35 varieties of luscious date fruit. We believe in the power of growing local, to support our local communities, giving back and reducing carbon footprint.
News Coverage
Saliah Dates Farm was featured in 2018 by leading regional news channel, Al Arabiya English TV.
In India there is a presumption that good, juicy dates are procured only in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries little do we know that similar quality dates can be grown in India too.
Though the Kutch region in Gujarat and Rajasthan are two major date-growing states, with Gujarat alone home to 2 million date palm trees, Tamil Nadu in south India is fast catching up.
Despite India being the one of the largest importers of dates in the world – around 3.5 million metric tons every year – there is good market for homegrown dates both locally and abroad.
Date Palms
Date palms are known to be amongst one of the most ancient plants that have existed. Many classical religious texts make reference to the date palm and attribute it with numerous benefits and qualities.
Today, date palms are cultivated in many countries across the world. In India, commercial cultivation of dates can be found in the Kachchh region of Gujarat. There are close to two million palms producing 85,000 tonnes of fresh date fruits. Due to India’s monsoon weather patterns, date palms are usually harvested at a relatively early stage resulting in a unique variety.