Isfahan Agricultural Producers and Exporters Union (Aka)
The cultivation pattern plan is implemented in a four-year schedule
The deputy director of water and soil of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad said: The plan of the cultivation pattern is in a four-year executive schedule, and based on it, the area under cultivation of crops with high water demand will be gradually reduced and replaced with crops with low water consumption. According to the information base of the Ministry of Jihad and Agriculture, Fariborz Abbasi said in an interview with IRNA at the specialized meeting of the representatives of the Parliament's Agriculture Commission in Ilam on Sunday: according to the plan of the cultivation pattern, a decrease in the level of crops with high water requirements such as rice and watermelon is predicted. He added: Incentives for farmers such as reducing the price of energy carriers and allocating input subsidies have been foreseen in this plan, so that if implemented properly, with the cooperation of the users and the efforts of the authorities, a major part of the problems of the farmers will be solved. The Deputy Director of Water and Soil of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad reminded: The main goal of implementing this plan is to increase the production of products, improve productivity and reduce water consumption, and for its implementation, the cooperation of various institutions is needed. He continued: The cultivation pattern document was approved by the first vice president and in the Supreme Water Council, and then it was officially communicated to different provinces of the country for implementation in Mehr of this year. Stating that this document is related to all the forces and ministries, Abbasi added: This plan is not only for the Ministry of Jihad and Agriculture, but for the implementation of this plan, ministries such as the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of the Interior, the Parliament and the Judiciary should help. This responsible official said: According to the schedule for the implementation of the cultivation model plan, it has been included in the 1401 budget, and this plan is being implemented according to its notification in Mehr month in the agricultural year 1401-1402. He added: Teams dispatched from the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad travel to different provinces every week to observe the plans of the cultivation pattern throughout the country so that the implementation methods of this pattern can be monitored and monitored.
