The implementer of the wheat plan of the Ministry of Agriculture evaluated the current state of crop cultivation in the country.

According to the public relations of Jihad-e-Keshavarzi of Fars, Esmail Esfandiari Pour visited the wheat fields of Fars province, said: Considering the suitable crop conditions, uniformity of the green area and plant deployment in the province, if our farming conditions continue to do so and In the spring, the average rainfall is near normal, this year it will be a good year for wheat.

Esfandiari Pour reminded: Despite the decrease in wheat cultivation, we have tried to reduce the area under cultivation by adopting methods for increasing water productivity such as type and diameter irrigation and good management.

Referring to the launch of a joint project with Simit in order to increase wheat production, he said: new cultivation practices, including cultivation on permanent stands and using world-class technologies and the use of new cultivars, are on the agenda to increase yields and production would somehow compensate for the reduced crop area.

Esfandiari Pour said that in recent years wheat cultivation has decreased by about 12 percent in the country, but has increased with technical measures and increased productivity of wheat production. With the efforts of farmers and support of the Ministry of Agriculture, this year it is anticipated that imports of wheat will not be required.