Doubling the crop
production of drylands is on the five-year horizon

Kazem Khavazi, the Minister of Jihad-Agriculture, stated:
The yield of crops in the drylands is very low and the harvest of crops from
the drylands is about 6 million tons. We have been working on the dryland
project for more than a year to double this production in a 5-year horizon.

Khavazi added: For the first phase, we will start from 6
provinces, which include 66 cities, and according to the plan, the share of
rainfed cereals has decreased and diversification has been considered in the
cultivation of plants, especially fodder, which is highly dependent on other
countries, and the cultivation of low-water oilseeds was also considered in the
plan.

Khavazi noted that the implementation of this plan could
increase farmers' incomes in rainfed areas. The Minister of Jihad-Agriculture
regarding the type of products intended for cultivation in rainfed fields
stated that: these products include forage plants, safflower, camellia, wheat,
and barley, among others.

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

Translated
by: F.KH