Official Elaborates Iran Rural, Agricultural Cooperatives’
Trade Goals

Underlying the naming of the new Persian Year, as the year
of the Leap Production by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed
Ali Khamenei, Shirzad, who is the CEO of the Central Organization of the Rural
Cooperatives of Iran (CORC), asserted the organization’s targetس to improve the farmers' standard living conditions.

He said enhancing the domestic trade, foreign trade and
national market regulation are three goals of the trade department of the rural
and agricultural cooperatives.

Shirzad further noted that a boost in the direct crop
supplies, and the development of internal steering committee and enhancing
systematic monitoring of unions' accountings are the main strategy for
realizing the first goal.

He also said the systematic and safe transactions among
cooperatives and unions will be developed by designing the new application.

Realizing the crop market regulation requires the
establishment of clear and effective ties among internal relevant bodies
including agro-cooperatives.

Explaining the strategies of the CORC to improve the foreign
trade, Shirzad said the boost in the ties among foreign trade departments of
the public and private sectors, and the development of export-oriented
agriculture as well as export incentives are among the main strategies.

Meanwhile, he went on to say that Iran should encourage the
farmers to produce a safe crop by giving incentives. Signing MOU between border
provinces to coordinated exporting to the neighboring countries will boost
foreign trade, as well.