More than 3,000 hectares of land in Astara were planted with rice

More than 3,000 hectares of land in Astara were planted with rice

The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Astara border port announced that 3200 hectares of lands of this city have been planted with rice.

Iraj Shiarkarba announced this news: Due to the favorable weather conditions and the increase in the area under cultivation of a high-yielding cultivar called (Gohar), the lands of the city were cultivated earlier than usual for the first time.

He added: According to the advice of agricultural jihad experts, 98 farmers cultivate this type of cultivar in 55 hectares of the city’s lands, which are late and the harvest is 2.5 times higher than other items.

The director of Astara Agricultural Jihad announced the beginning of the planting season this year, April 4: Hashemi and Tarom items are the most popular among farmers for cultivation in the city’s agricultural lands, and other high-yield items such as Gohar and Khazar are in the next categories. have.

He continued: Considering the harvest of more than 14,000 tons of paddy last year and the cultivation of high-yielding items, it is predicted that we will face a significant increase in harvest this year.

According to this report, Astara city with a population of 85,000 is located in the west of Gilan province and rice, kiwi, summer crops and wheat are the most important agricultural products of this city.