Development of wood cultivation with unconventional water is
on
the agenda of the Forest Organization

The executive director of wood agriculture development of
the country's Forests, Rangelands and Watershed Management Organization,
referring to the importance of wood agriculture development in the country,
said that: The use of unconventional water for the development of wood
cultivation is on the agenda of the Forests and Rangelands Organization.

 Javad Mir-Arab Razi,
at a joint meeting of the Forests Organization, the Forests and Rangelands
Research Institute and the Water and Sewerage Organization of the country on
the topic of strategies for using unconventional water to develop wood
cultivation said:In the past years, due to various factors, such as the price
of wood products and wood harvesting from forest areas, this plan has not been
properly addressed.

He then added that: Due to economic conditions and the ban
on timber harvesting from northern forests, the development of wood cultivation
is one of the priorities of the Forests and Rangelands Organization, which this
year is also considered as one of the tasks related to production leap.

He then mentioned that: According to the plans, by the year
2029, it is planned to develop 315,000 hectares of wood cultivation, which in
order to achieve this goal, an average of 30,000 hectares of wood
cultivation should be increased annually.

Source of
the news: Public relations of the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture 

Translated
by: F.KH