Deputy Minister of the Jihad-e-Keshavarzi said: “With God’s mercy and atmospheric weather, there are good things happening in almost all of the country, and it has made the wheat field better and better and maybe we can say it is excellent.
Abbas Keshavzar, deputy agriculture minister at the Ministry of Jihad-e-Keshavarzi, said at the International Soil Day commemoration ceremony: “Thoughts about the purchase price are different, but it should be noted that the rate of some commodities in the economy is decisive but we should take care of both national interests and producers at the same time.
The possibility of revising the purchase rate in mid-year
He added: “In the current situation, due to inflation and rising prices, and the fact that production entities are provided with subsidized dollar at a rate of 4200 Tomans, the rate of 1600 Tomans per kilo is appropriate, but we should wait for its possible future changes, and Farmers will be satisfied if the rate continues to decline, but if any changes occur unexpectedly, the government will pay attention to these changes.
Deputy Agriculture Minister of the Ministry of Jihad-e Keshavarzi continued: The level of cultivation is slightly more than the plan, and the farmers have paid attention to this program, and 2 % have been ahead of the plan, and now we plant 2 million hectares of wheat.
We still need to save water.
He stated: “With God’s mercy and atmospheric weather, there are good things happening in almost all of the country, which makes the situation of wheat farming better and better and maybe we can say it is great.”
In response to the comment that we have had a wet climate this year due to the recent raining he stated, “In this regard, I cannot comment, but the fact remains that water saving should be continued.
Announcement of the reason for non-retirement
In response to the question that whether he himself has also encountered the retirement age law, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture said: “At the request of the Minister of Jihad-e-Keshavarzi, I was appointed by the Supreme Leader.