Production of 43% of Iran’s rice in Mazandaran
The head of Mazandaran Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization said: 43% of the Iran’s rice is produced in Mazandaran.
Reza Zimi at the ceremony of the first mechanized rice harvest in the Iran’s , referring to the importance of the agricultural industry in Mazandaran, said: Mazandaran province with 43% of the Iran’s rice supply was ranked first among 16 rice-producing provinces in the country.
He added: Mazandaran has a lot of progress in the rice research sector that among the 5 high-yield rice cultivars approved by the government, 4 rice belong to Mazandaran province and is also a leader in the second crop and high-yield cultivars in the Iran’s and several times higher From the area under cultivation, compared to its neighboring province, Gilan has the result of the efforts of experts and farmers around the clock.
Azimi stated that one of the honors of Amol city is to register the third crop in 2012 in the Iran’s , and specified: in order to succeed in the agricultural sector in Mazandaran, important elements such as good weather and efficient manpower and capabilities are God-given and Part also depends on manpower.
The head of Mazandaran Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization, pointing out that agricultural engineering can fill the production gap, said: Drainage of agricultural lands in Mazandaran is one of the most important projects that covers 150,000 hectares of land and most of Amol city needs It has drainage and last year for the largest drainage infrastructure project in the Iran’s , a credit of two billion Tomans was considered for the studies of this section, which was completed by the end of 2012, and in May of this year, the pilot work on a land area of ??1800 hectares It happened in Simorgh city.
Azimi, while referring to the discussion of rice mechanization as one of the central programs of Mazandaran, added: In 2012, over 500 rice combine harvesters entered the agricultural fleet, one of the most important advantages of which is reducing the difficulty of work.
Referring to the top rank of Mazandaran in the mechanized harvest of rice in the Iran’s , he noted: 148 thousand hectares of rice lands in Mazandaran are harvested mechanized, of which 77 thousand hectares are harvested with a special rice combine.