Production of 400,000 tons of rapeseed in 2021

The Deputy Minister of Oilseeds Project of the Ministry of
Jihad-Agriculture said about the process of rapeseed cultivation in the fall of
this year, and stated that: In the fall of this year, 223,000 hectares of
rapeseed were planted, of which 201,000 hectares are green.

Gholamhossein Khodraei added: out of 223 thousand hectares
of rapeseed cultivation, about 40 thousand hectares are rainfed cultivation,
and the rest is irrigated cultivation.

The Deputy Minister of Oilseeds of the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture
acknowledged about the conventional cultivation of rapeseed and stated: This
year, eight oil extracting companies in the area of ​​60,000 hectares out of
223,000 hectares of rapeseed have made contract with farmers.

 He spoke about the
benefits of conventional canola cultivation and mentioned that: In addition to
reducing government financial and credit costs, contract farming increases
production performance because factories provide farmers with timely production
inputs and technical advice.

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

Translated by: F.KH