The Iranian minister of agriculture said his ministry attaches great importance to the development of fisheries and aquaculture production.

 

"The development of fisheries and aquaculture is top on the agenda of the Ministry of Agriculture,” Mohammad Ali Nikbakht said on Tuesday.

 

He added, “To advance this strategy, our provincial organizations will be mobilized to attract resources and credits from agencies and institutions, the Agricultural Bank for loans, the Land Affairs Organization for land use change, agricultural industries, and the Water and Soil Deputy Ministry in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy.”

 

Iran's aquaculture industry is on a wave of progress and has world ranks in the production of some fishery products.

 

It is worth mentioning that the growth and development of Iran’s aquaculture industry has reached the point where the country has become a model for the countries of the region and the world.

 

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) believes that Iran plays a responsible and central role in the fishing and aquaculture industry in the region, and for this reason, it can be considered a model for the countries of the region.

 

Now the world markets have become the target of the export of the country's fishery products, so that, the value of fishery exports also increased by 67 percent in the Iranian calendar year 1400 compared to the preceding year.

 

In addition to the executive role of the IFO, the role of research and knowledge-based activities in this field is very important, and the entry of young specialists and knowledge-based experts in various sectors of the fishery industry has made the sanctions ineffective.