[Iran] - 'Modern horticulture approaches essential to deal with environment change'TEHRAN -The director-general of the tropical and semi-tropical fruits office of Iran's Agriculture Ministry warned against the use of conventional horticultural techniques

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
traditional horticultural methods due to climate changes and rising air temperatures, and emphasized that using modern horticulture methods
is necessary to deal with climate change.Zahra Jalili-Moqaddam reiterated that due to climate changes and increasing air temperature in the
country, traditional management and methods of production in tropical and subtropical gardens are no longer the answer, and modern
horticultural technologies and methods should be used.Currently, orchards are the most important center of production of agricultural
income, plays a noticeable part in the export of garden products.In this due, the development of horticulture, improvement of gardens,
development of dense cultivation to increase yield per unit area, use of modern irrigation systems, use of canopy to reduce risks in the
horticulture sector, and increase the quality of produced products are among the most important programs in progress in the field of
horticulture in the country.The Ministry of Agriculture has also conducted negotiations with companies that manufacture tools, equipment,
and tractors for the development of mechanization in the field of horticulture in order to improve the mechanization factor in this
field.According to Mohammad-Mehdi Boroumandi, the deputy agriculture minister for horticulture affairs, Iran has a special position in the
it creates more employment and brings a good foreign currency income.He has mentioned the renovation of gardens as one of the important
tropical fruits including bananas, coconuts, mangoes, and pineapples, the country is completely self-sufficient in providing other
agricultural products.Underlining that Iran has achieved good success in the field of food security, Boroumandi pointed out that the
Ministry of Agriculture, as the ministry of food security, despite the climatic problems and all the economic constraints, has managed to
earn good foreign currency in addition to meeting the domestic needs and food security of the country.Back in January, the official said the
can be included in the country's trade basket
In this regard, the Ministry of Agriculture is trying to experience an increase in production per surface unit by implementing regular