The area under sesame cultivation in the country increases by 50%
By the end of the 10-year oilseed cultivation development plan, the area under sesame cultivation will double.
Responsible for the implementation of the plan to supply the country’s oilseeds in the conference on the production and processing of sesame in the country, he added:
Mohajer pointed to the 93 percent dependence of the country on the import of oilseeds and crude oil and that despite all the potentials in the country (soil, water and cheap manpower) we should not have this dependence: In this regard, about 400 people University professors and researchers have come to the conclusion that we need to produce oil domestically and reduce imports over the next 10 years and reach 73% self-sufficiency.
He added: In this plan, in addition to guaranteeing 73% self-sufficiency in the country’s oil production for the next 10 years, we will provide about 53.5% of the meal, which will have 6.1 times economic returns and about $ 600-800 million. Economic savings. Also, 53,500 people will be directly employed and 26,100 people will be indirectly employed.
He called for the support of the private sector, saying the public sector should also support the private sector.
Sesame oil is the healthiest oil in the world and its lubrication industry is the oldest industry and is used in the confectionery and confectionery industry with new technology.
Also, Parviz Azizpour, CEO of the Sesame Seed Cultivation and Processing Development Company, added: The most consumption of sesame is by the bakery industry, and with the permission of the Ministry of Health, packaged sesame is given to bakers that can be consumed hygienically.
Referring to the special attention paid to sesame in the world and that last year the annual growth of global sesame production was 4.2 percent, he said: Due to the health of sesame oil, special attention has been paid to this plant.
Also, the consumption of sesame in Iran is about 30,000 to 35,000 tons, and in addition to food consumption, its oil is used.
Azizpour stated: The guaranteed purchase price of sesame is 500 Tomans and if the price of sesame is less than this amount this year, we will buy it.
Delavar Haidarpour, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Ministry of Jihad for Agriculture, also said at the ceremony: .
In the last 12 years, the area under sesame cultivation has been stable at about 34,000 hectares and has remained stable until now, he said.
Also, Ahmad Ali Khajeh-Ata, head of the oilseeds research department, said: The confectionery industry uses sesame that has less oil, and sesame is used in oil extraction with a higher percentage of oil.
We provide the seeds needed for lubrication and provide them to farmers. In the continuation of this meeting, Mansour Naseri, the chairman of the board of directors of Dardaneh Kansad Company, stated: One of the goals of Dardaneh Company is to standardize oil production in the country.
Due to the low price of sesame, farmers were not interested in planting it, but now with a price of 500 tomans, farmers are encouraged to grow sesame. He said: The main consumption of sesame in lubrication is confectionery and bakery and about 80% of sesame obtained can be lubricated and sesame required for confectionery and bakery is about 30 thousand tons per year, of which 20 thousand tons are produced domestically and 10 A thousand tons are supplied through imports. The current production of sesame in the country is 30 to 35 thousand tons.