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Food security remains priority for Iran

Business Materials 27 October 2020 17:15 (UTC +04:00)
Food security remains priority for Iran

TEHRAN, Iran, Oct.27

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The priority of the country is food security and cutting reliance in importing agricultural products and food items, said the First Vice President of Iran Eshaq Jahangiri, Trend reports citing IRNA.

"Providing advances for agriculture sector would prevent import of items including pesticides and chemical fertilizers," he said.

"The agriculture sector could have a considering role in GDP and it could improve from current traditional situation by using modern methods to increase production, employment and export," he said.

"The Ministry of Agriculture should accelerate the creation of infrastructures by providing permits and implement necessary measures to use the capacities of knowledge-based companies," he said.

"The suitable planning for providing finances and implementing agricultural plans would lead to considerable production growth and export," he said.

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