BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 17
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
About 28 million tons of greens and vegetables are grown in Iran annually on 800,000 hectares of land, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Jihad and Director General of the ministry’s Fodder and Vegetable Production Bureau, Hossein Asghari said, Trend reports citing the ministry.
The director general noted that of this amount, about 3.5 million tons are exported and 1.3 billion worth of revenues are obtained.
Asghari added that Iran's climate allows for the planting of various of agricultural products in the four seasons of year, including onions, potatoes, cucumbers and tomatoes.
As reported, a total of 120 million tons of agricultural products have been grown in Iran since the beginning of the current year of Iran (March 20, 2020). About 82 million tons of these products were crops.
Iran exported 7 million tons of agricultural products worth about $5 billion during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (from March 20, 2020 through January 20, 2021).
The exports of agricultural products increased by 8.4 percent in terms of value and 25.9 percent in terms of volume compared to the same period last Iranian year.