Tehran, Iran, August 24
By Mehdi Sepahvand - Trend:
Iran expects to achieve an agricultural export of over 117 million tons, according to agriculture minister advisor Shahrokh Ramezannejad.
The country’s agricultural output increased by 15.4 percent during the Rouhani administration, that is, from 97 million tons in 2013 to 112 million tons in 2015, he told Mehr news agency August 24.
According to Ramezannejad, the value of agricultural products produced in Iran was about $50 billion in 2013, but it increased to $77 billion by 2015.
Iran’s agricultural sector witnessed a growth of 5.4 percent last Iranian calendar year (which ended March 19). Iran’s food balance grew from -8.1 billion USD in 2013 to -3.4 billion USD in 2015.
Agriculture’s share of added value in Iran’s business market is 23.6 percent.
Also, according to Ramezannejad, the increase of products in various agricultural sections from 2013 and 2015 was as follows: crops from 68 million tons to 81 million tons, horticultural from 16 million tons to 17 million tons, livestock and poultry from 12 million tons to 13 million tons, fisheries from 900,000 tons to 1 million tons.
He added that Iran annually exports $2 billion worth of horticultural products.
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