Harvesting more than 14 tons of rice from Shirvan and Chardavol lands

Harvesting more than 14 tons of rice from Shirvan and Chardavol lands

The director of Jihad-e-Agriculture of Shirvan and Chardavol cities said: this year, more than 800 hectares of the lands of this city have been allocated for rice cultivation.

Last year, due to drought and water shortage, we reduced the area under rice cultivation by more than 400 hectares, but considering that we are currently in the planting season for this crop, it is predicted that this year planting will increase by more than 100 hectares compared to the past, he said. .

He stated that more than 14 tons of rice has been harvested from the paddy fields and cultivated lands of this city so far, adding: this amount of harvested rice includes 9 tons of white rice and 5 tons of paddy.

Nazari announced the beginning of grape harvest in this city and said: more than 957 hectares of the lands of this city are dedicated to the cultivation of grapes, which is expected to harvest more than six tons of ruby grapes per hectare.

Nazari pointed out that more than 240 hectares of this cultivated area is fertile, which produces more than six tons per hectare. This year, more than 1610 tons of ruby grapes were produced from the lands allocated for cultivation of this crop. And goes to the consumer market.

The director of Jihad-e-Agriculture of Shirvan and Chardavol, according to this year’s slogan, noted: National production is the best and most basic way to get rid of dependence on foreigners. Agriculture is one of the most important sectors for job creation, production and self-sufficiency in the country. Let’s pay attention.

Noting that agriculture plays a very important role in self-sufficiency and national production, Nazari added: This region has good potential and capability in agricultural production, but successive drought and dust have played a significant role in reducing the production of planted crops.