Production forecast of more than 8610 tons of rice in Zanjan

Production forecast of more than 8610 tons of rice in Zanjan

The director of Jihad-e-Agriculture of Zanjan city predicted that this year we will see the production of more than 8,610 tons of rice products in Zanjan city, which will be sent to the market.

Hesamuddin Amir Moghaddami stated: At present, Zanjan farmers are harvesting rice from the farms of the city, and the harvest of this crop has started on the 5th of September this year. This year, the area allocated for the cultivation of this crop in Zanjan city is 2050 hectares, which is a significant figure.

He specified: local cultivars and Sadri cultivars are Ali Kazemi and are examples of cultivated in this city. Zanjan city in rice crop in terms of area under cultivation and crop production is the first in the province, in this regard, the use of cultivars compatible with the region and the optimal use of nutrient fertilizers and proper nutrition has led to the average production of different cultivars Rice crop reaches 4200 kg per hectare.

Amir Moghaddami added: According to the forecasts, this year we will see the production of more than 8610 tons of rice products in Zanjan city, which will be sent to the market.

He pointed out: Fortunately, the rice produced in Zanjan city has a desirable quality that the economic value of rice produced in the city this year is estimated at 300 billion rials.