Isfahan exports 24,000 tons of medicinal plants to 40 countries
Ahmadreza Raiszadeh, the director for horticulture affairs in the Agriculture Department of the province, announced that over 24,000 tons of the mentioned products were exported to 40 countries including Germany, Sweden, Pakistan, and some Arab countries in the previous year.
He also stated that more than 2,500 traditional and modern units are active in the field of processing, packaging, and export of these products in the province.
“Cultivation of medicinal plants on 12,500 hectares with a production of 73,000 tons per year in Isfahan Province holds a special place in the country, and in most cases, we rank first to fifth”, the official highlighted, Tehran Times reported.
The expansion of lands for the cultivation of medicinal plants by 300,000 hectares is one of the set goals in the seventh five-year national development plan (2023 – 2027).
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