25% reduction in rare kalat rice production

25% reduction in rare kalat rice production

The director of Kalat Agricultural Jihad said: the amount of paddy production is expected to decrease by 25% next year.

Karim Amirzadeh, stating that the amount of rare kalat rice production last year was 6500 tons of paddy, said: Due to the decline in water resources and reduction of cultivation by about 25 percent, this year is expected to produce kalat rice from 6500 tons to 5000 Reduce the tone of paddy.

Regarding the export of Kalat rice to other cities, he said: Last year, only 30% of the total production was consumed by the city and the remaining 70% was exported to other cities. Due to the rice harvest in early October, most of the rice produced is usually in autumn. For sale.

The director of Kalat Agricultural Jihad stated: Due to successive droughts in recent years, the need to store water from the border has become more apparent, and this is if after harvesting rice in early October to May next year, almost all river water is unused going out.

He pointed out: Despite smallholdings and lands with an area of less than half a hectare, which makes it practically impossible to work with machines for preparation, planting and harvesting, leveling and integration of lands is of special importance that funding in this important field needs help. Is the authorities.

Amirzadeh stated that various pests and diseases such as stem borer have increased in recent years, adding that in order to increase various pests and diseases in recent years, excessive use of chemical fertilizers and various toxins has increased.

He continued: in order to solve the mentioned problems, the necessary follow-ups and cooperation should be done in the field of supply and distribution of biological fertilizers as well as credit in the field of biological control against various pests.

The director of Kalat Agricultural Jihad mentioned the development of mechanization and use of seed selection and purification under the title of providing facilities to increase production and superior quality in Kalat rice harvest to farmers and said: using seed selection and purification in cooperation with Khorasan Agricultural Research Center Razavi has been practiced for the past few years, and now farmers are collecting their seeds from the fields in the form of clusters.