BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 17. Iran will implement a total of 320 important projects for the development of the agricultural sector in 31 provinces of the country, the CEO of Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives (CORC) of Iran Esmail Ghaderifar said, Trend reports citing Iranian Ministry of Agriculture Jihad.
Ghaderifar noted that the projects are expected to cost 46.8 trillion rials (about $1.12 billion) and provide employment to 3,259 people.
“Thus, 14 projects will be implemented for the cultivation of horticultural products, 24 projects – for the cultivation of crops, 17 projects – for the production of livestock products, 5 projects – for the production of fishery products, 24 projects – for the building of refrigerators, 20 projects – for construction of multi-purpose warehouses, 8 projects – for technical work, 11 projects – for the development of reserve warehouses, 22 projects – for the construction of terminals for the transportation of agricultural products,” he said.
The official also added that 10 projects will be implemented for the construction of terminals to export of agricultural and food products, as well as 13 projects – for the production of necessary technological equipment after harvesting, 10 projects – for the processing of agricultural waste, 17 projects – for the renovation processing industry enterprises, 13 projects – for the cultivation of fruits, vegetables and greens, 78 projects – for various packaging in the processing industry, 8 projects – for rice production, 4 projects – for cooking oils processing from oilseeds, and 22 projects – for the production of animal, poultry and fish feed.
The CEO emphasized that if fully implemented, these projects will play a supporting role in the country's agricultural sector. In this regard, the focus is on providing funds for projects through by attracting investments.
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