Agriculture Ministry fully supports investors in greenhouse
projects: Nikbakht 

Iranian Agriculture Minister Mohammad-Ali Nikbakht said that
his ministry fully supports companies and contractors that invest in the
creation of greenhouses across the country.

“We will seriously support investors
to create more greenhouses across the country,” Nikbakht said on Thursday while
accompanying President Raisi on a provincial visit to the western province of
Kurdistan.

He further described the creation of more greenhouses across
the country as one of the key and priority projects of his ministry, stressing
that the government supports investors with no limitations. 

Cultivation in the controlled space of the greenhouse will
have an average of 10 times higher yield per unit area than outdoor cultivation
due to suitable environmental conditions.

For example, in the case of cucumber, each square meter in
the greenhouse will have a production capacity of 20 kilograms of cucumber,
while compared to an outdoor production, the production capacity of one square
meter of arable land will be much lower and about two kilograms.

Significant reduction in water consumption in modern
greenhouses is in fact the major advantage of greenhouse cultivation.

In greenhouse cultivation, due to the closed environment,
water loss through various evaporation ways is greatly reduced.

Also, through mechanized irrigation methods such as
irrigation canvas and irrigation tape, water consumption is minimized.

Increased control over pests, weeds, and diseases is the
other advantage of greenhouse cultivation.

In greenhouse cultivation, due to accurate monitoring and
control of pests and diseases, especially the use of biological control methods
and a sharp reduction in the use of chemical pesticides, we will see an
increase in product quality, that will lead to the popularity of the product in
the market and increase export capability.

As a result, along with preserving the soil and environment,
we will see good foreign currency income.