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Covid 19 did not disrupt our country's food security

Corona did not disrupt our country's food security

 

Kaj Press:

Agriculture of Iran:           19/02/2021

The President thanked all the farmers of the country, especially the exemplary farmers, and emphasized that the farmers provide self-sufficiency, independence of the country and food security of the people with their work and efforts around the clock, and we all appreciate their efforts.

He said: "One of the honors of this government is to do great work in various fields in the field of agriculture."

The President praised the inauguration of 954 hectares of greenhouses in one day, which is equivalent to one-eighth of the country's total greenhouses from the beginning until now, and appreciated the efforts of the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture in the government of prudence and hope.

Rouhani pointed out that if we were in need of food and agricultural materials and products abroad, there would be fundamental problems in the sensitive situation of the country, referring to the conditions of the corona virus outbreak around the world: no one would have imagined that one day due to the corona virus, all the borders of the countries will be closed for 2 months, and if we needed to go abroad to supply wheat and food, the situation in the country was unfavorable.

Referring to the importance of water and food for the health of the people, the President continued: "In the context of economic war and the pressure of sanctions, the importance of food security becomes more apparent."

Rouhani described the provision of suitable seeds to farmers in the government as a great honor for the country and continued: "Today, 2 to 10 tons of crop is harvested from one hectare of land, And if agricultural equipment was not available to farmers, harvesting in a timely, fast and with this amount would not be possible.”

In another part of his speech, the President referred to the opening of 42 virtual training channels for farmers and stated: The opening of these training channels and answering the questions of farmers is very important.

Reporter: Siavash Ansari

Corona did not disrupt our country's food security

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