The site for researching wheat was launched in order to increase productivity.

The research site for increasing wheat cultivation in dry lands began its work with the collaboration of the International Center for Wheat and Maize Research.

Deputy Director for Plant Improvement at Agriculture Organization says: this plan in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and the International Center for Maize and Wheat Research (CIMMYT) will be implemented in three other provinces Qazvin, Hamedan and Ardebil in addition to Zanjan.

According to Keramati, the 30% increase in wheat performance in dry lands is the   goal of this plan.

Increasing the productivity of wheat crop systems in Iran and improving farm management will be the objectives of implementing this plan for 5 years.

Deputy Director for Plant Improvement at Agriculture Organization of the province said: in order to implement this project in Zanjan province, 2 research sites in Saein Qaleh and Aqbolagh – Khodabandeh city have been created with a total area of ​​30 hectares.

To implement this project   , using new technologies, 13 different seed varieties of new and most commonly used wheat seeds are selected from different cold regions of the country.

The opportunity to plant new products   along with strengthening the land for cultivation next year is another goal of this project.