TEHRAN- As revealed by the governor-general of Alborz province, 2,000 hectares of land are planned to be added to the area under greenhouse growing in this province.Mojtaba Abdollahi stated that the development of greenhouse growing, in addition to saving money on water usage, increasing productivity, and preventing the modification of agricultural land use, creates jobs and is economically viable noticeably.Stating that it is necessary for all pertinent company and municipalities to take major procedures to support and assist in the establishment of greenhouses, he included that the facilities needed for this important matter, specifically water, electrical power and gas need to be provided.The Agriculture Department of the province likewise has an essential responsibility due to the fact that it should motivate and support the farmers of the province to change their conventional cultivation approach to the knowledge-based one through education and info, the official stated.A specific perspective and horizon need to be drawn and implemented in the field of farming and specifically the development of greenhouse cultivation in the province, he added.In recent years, the water crisis has caused serious difficulties in Irans farming sector.To solve this issue, numerous solutions, consisting of the execution of pressurized watering project and greenhouse cultivation, have been emphasized by experts and officials in this sector.Iranian Agriculture Ministrys Greenhouse Development Program is one of the concern tasks of this ministry which targets at increasing efficiency, efficiency, and water usage management in the agriculture sector.The program was authorized in the Iranian fiscal year 1395 (ended on March 20, 2017) under the framework of the National Resistance Economy Plan.The development of the nations agricultural parks and greenhouses not only is going to produce new job opportunities but likewise increases the nations non-oil exports and assists protect the environment and the nationwide water and soil resources.Due to the growing need of the market for flowers and decorative plants, along with off-season vegetables and summer season crops, greenhouse cultivation has turned into one of the most profitable agricultural sectors today.Cultivation in the controlled space of the greenhouse will have an average of 10 times higher yield per unit area than outdoor growing due to appropriate environmental conditions.For example, in the case of cucumber, each square meter in the greenhouse will have a production capacity of 20 kgs of cucumber, while compared to outdoor production, the production capacity of one square meter of arable land will be much lower and about 2 kilograms.Significant decrease in water usage in modern-day greenhouses remains in truth the significant benefit of greenhouse cultivation.In greenhouse growing, due to the closed environment, water loss through numerous evaporation ways is greatly reduced.

Through mechanized irrigation techniques such as watering canvas and watering tape, water intake is minimized.Increased control over bugs, weeds and illness is the other advantage of greenhouse cultivation.In greenhouse cultivation, due to precise tracking and control of insects and illness, particularly the usage of biological control methods and a sharp decrease in the usage of chemical pesticides, we will see an increase in product quality, that will lead to the popularity of the item in the market and boost export capability.As a result, along with preserving the soil and environment, we will see good foreign currency income.The director of the Agriculture Ministrys Greenhouse Development Program has actually previously specified that 3,200 hectares of greenhouses is targeted to be developed in the nation in the present Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20).

Darioush Salempour stated that according to the strategies and coordination made with the farming departments of the provinces, 3,200 hectares of greenhouses will be developed in the nation, and 686 hectares will be improved and refurbished this year.Greenhouse development in each of the provinces will be done based upon weather conditions and capacities, infrastructure for access to centers, manpower status, distance to the target consumer market and export markets, population, development history and financial investment in this field, he even more explained.This year, based upon the strategies and also the discussed elements, provinces such as Sistan-Baluchestan, Fars, Kerman (south of the province), Tehran, East Azarbaijan, Ardebil, Bushehr, Khorasan Razavi, Hormozgan, Yazd and Isfahan will be provided top priority in the advancement of greenhouses, the main added.The director of the Agriculture Ministrys Greenhouse Development Program further underlined that regardless of financial conditions triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, sanctions against the country, and limited credit centers, 1,510 hectares of new greenhouses, comparable to 50 percent of the advancement objective, was established, and 597 hectares of greenhouses, equivalent to 86 percent of the alerted strategy, was renovated in the previous year.

We try to attain the maximum objectives set in the greenhouse sector this year by collaborating with the provinces, assigning timely and inexpensive facilities and offering rewards , the main added.He likewise called elimination of production barriers, expansion of federal government and legal protections, assistance of licensing conditions, payment of bank facilities, reducing of financial investment process, empowerment of implementers and professionals by holding training courses, and holding specialized exhibits as some of the programs of the ministrys Horticulture Affairs Department for greenhouse development.In mid-February, Agriculture Minister Javad Sadati-Nejad stated that presently, there have to do with 25,000 hectares of greenhouses in Iran, and another 125,000 hectares of greenhouses are needed to be created in the country.Referring to the nations need to produce greenhouses on 125,000 hectares of land, the minister stated: To develop this level of greenhouses, we require the support of investors and individuals, and the federal government also assists them in the field of facilities.

Referring to the presidents emphasis on the transfer of vegetable growing from open spaces to greenhouses, Sadati-Nejad included: To implement this and enhance water effectiveness, we must have 150,000 hectares of greenhouses in the country.

We are trying to support financiers in the creation of greenhouses; in this regard, a working group has been produced so that we can lighten and undervalue greenhouse structures, and by finding them in the nation, we can determine appropriate weather capabilities that match the ecology of the area , the main further stated.Also as stated by Mohammad-Mehdi Boroumand, the deputy agriculture minister for horticulture affairs, Now the area of greenhouses has increased to 25,000 hectares in the country, and by utilizing the capacities of the private sector and the government, efforts are being made to make policies in this location towards the development of massive greenhouses.

Saying that the country relied to construct structures for the establishment of greenhouses, the official underlined, At the present time, we can offer the understanding and technique in this due to other countries.

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