The area under rice cultivation in Chardavol decreased
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Chardavol city said: due to the lack of water and successive droughts, the area under rice cultivation in this area has decreased.
Mehran Nazari stated: According to the grain planting season, currently more than 27,000 hectares of rainfed and irrigated and 6,400 hectares of land in this city have been allocated to wheat and barley cultivation, respectively.
He added: There are more than 15,000 farmers in Chardavol city.
Nazari pointed out that more than 550 hectares of the city’s lands are dedicated to rice cultivation, noting that due to water shortages, frequent droughts, and river water depletion, rice cultivation is one of the reasons for the decrease in rice cultivation in the city.
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Chardavol city continued: rapeseed, lentils, chickpeas, watermelon, cucumber, tomato, warmth and okra are other crops that are cultivated by farmers in this area.
He said that more than 2,000 hectares of land in the city have been mechanized and pressured, noting that it is necessary for farmers to turn to mechanized cultivation to develop and increase the harvest.
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Chardavol counted the cultivated area of the orchards of this city as 461 hectares and added: grapes with 200 hectares, walnuts with 87 hectares, olives with 52 hectares, pomegranate with 22 hectares, apricots with 6 hectares and other garden products with less cultivated area in This city is planted.
Nazari stated that more than 500 tons of modified fertilizer has been distributed among farmers and we do not have a problem with fertilizer shortage, and farmers are showing little interest due to the increase in the price of each bag of fertilizer from 7,000 to 35,000 Tomans, which was the government-approved price: More than 80 agricultural supervisors in the city work on planting, holding, harvesting and providing advice to farmers.
He continued: Instead of the high price of fertilizer, the price of wheat has also increased significantly, so that it has increased from 600 tomans last year to 1100 tomans.
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Chardavol city said: we ask the farmers of this city to apply for their spring fertilizer now that there is enough fertilizer. So that we do not see any problems in this regard.
Nazari pointed out that training classes are being held for farmers in order to increase the level of production in order to increase the production level properly: Due to the small size of the area under cultivation in this area, farmers are not well received.
He continued: the planting date must be observed because for each day of delay in planting the crop leads to a reduction of one to 3 percent.
The director of Chardavol Agricultural Jihad called for the use of certified seeds, mechanized cultivation, crop insurance, sampling of agricultural land as needed, and the necessary cooperation with Jihad Keshavarzi to provide better and more services to the farmers of this city.
Nazari further informed about the existence of more than 57 poultry units in this city and said: out of this number, 48 poultry units with a capacity of 641 thousand and 500 pieces are active in each turn.
He said that considering the existing potential and capacities of this region, the development of agriculture and animal husbandry can play an important role in creating employment, noting that more than 50 people are employed in this direction during the year.