28 thousand tons of low-suffering rice was produced in Gilan
Department of Improving the Production of Gilan Agricultural Jihad Organization said: 28,000 tons of rattan were produced in the province this year.
Habib Jahansaz of Gilan province has 238,000 hectares of paddy lands, he said: Raton production in Gilan has increased this year compared to last year.
He pointed out that ratoon rice is less labor-intensive than the original rice, because the planting stage is eliminated in it, he added: Last year, rattan was grown in 17,000 hectares of rice fields in Gilan, while this year in 30,000 hectares The paddy fields of Raton province are dedicated.
He continued: So far, 23,000 hectares of paddy fields in Gilan Raton have been harvested.
Jahansaz stated that due to the rains, the ratoon harvest from 7,000 hectares of Gilan’s paddy fields has remained, and specified: with the cessation of the rains, the rice farmers will immediately go to the rice fields and will harvest the remaining rattan.
He announced the production of white rice from ratoon last year as 13 thousand tons and said: it is predicted that 28 thousand tons of white rice from ratoon cultivation will be obtained in Gilan this year.
The deputy director of production improvement of Gilan Jihad Agricultural Organization said: mechanized production of rice reduces the cost of white rice production and most ratoon is harvested mechanized in Gilan province.
He specified: Amlash, Rudsar and Soomehsara counties have grown the most ratoon in Gilan, respectively.
Shabj or ratoon is a low-yield crop that is obtained from the rest of the rice clusters and has many advantages. This cultivation is one of the ways to increase the yield, which increases the income of farmers and the optimal use of resources.
