Mechanized rice harvest in 5000 hectares of Masal paddy fields
The director of Masal agricultural jihad said: today the weather in Masal is cloudy and rice is not harvested.
Ahmed Purdorish said: So far, rice has been harvested in 1.5% of Masal paddy fields.
He said that the city of Masal has 7,000 hectares of paddy lands, adding: It is predicted that more than 32,000 tons of paddy will be harvested from the paddy fields of Masal this year.
The director of Masal Agricultural Jihad continued: the sunny weather during the rice growing season caused diseases and rice pests in this city to be zero, and thus we will see the production of 19,000 tons of white rice in this city.
According to Purderwish, clustering has been done in 100% of Masal paddy fields.
He pointed out that mechanized production and harvesting of rice will reduce the suffering of rice production and increase farmers’ incomes, noting: This year, we had mechanized cultivation in more than 4,000 hectares of Masal rice fields, and it is predicted that more than 5,000 hectares will be cultivated. Harvesting should be done mechanized from the paddy fields of this city.
The director of Masal Agricultural Jihad stated: This city has more than 100 transplanting machines and combine harvesters for paddy fields and is one of the top cities in Gilan in mechanized rice production.
Purdarvish said that farmers in Masal city welcome the second and third crops, noting: Considering that this city is one of the livestock cities of Gilan, the cultivation of forage crops after rice harvest is a priority in the work plan of paddy farmers.
He stated: Masal city has 130,000 head of light and heavy livestock, which provide 6% of red meat and 4.5% of milk in the province.
Regarding the insurance situation of the livestock farmers of this city, the director of Masal Agricultural Jihad said: Recently, with the outbreak of the three-day fever disease in the province, the farmers of Masal are paying more attention to insuring their livestock.