BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 30
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
A five-year plan has been prepared to renovate and equip 180,000 hectares of paddy fields in Iran's northern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran, Director General for Water Department of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad of Iran, Reza Sarafrazi said, Trend reports citing the ministry.
Sarafrazi stressed that 29 trillion rials (about $690 million) worth of funds is needed for the implementation of the plan. The plan will be implemented if the funds are provided by the Iranian government.
“According to the plan, 2,400 cubic meters of water will be saved per hectare of paddy fields and productivity will increase from 3.5 tons to 4 tons from each hectare,” he added.
The official noted that taking into account the restrictions on the provision of funds in the current Iranian year (from March 20, 2020, to March 21, 2021), a total of 3,000 hectares of paddy fields will be renewed and equipped in Gilan and Mazandaran provinces.
