Cultivation started in 5.5 hectares of greenhouses in Gorgan

Ebrahim Molla-Ali said that new greenhouses in over 28 hectares of land have been ready to start cultivation since the previous year, so 22.5 hectares will be added this year.

Given the potentials of the province, implementation of the greenhouse development plan in all parts of Golestan specially in Gorgan County is on the agenda, the official further noted.

Stating that job creation is one of the most important goals of supporting the mentioned plan, he said: "Last year's facilities have led to the direct and indirect employment of 75 persons, and this process of supporting job creation continues."

In recent years, the water crisis has caused serious challenges in Iran's agriculture sector.

To solve this problem, several solutions, including the implementation of pressurized irrigation project and greenhouse cultivation, have been emphasized by experts and officials in this sector.

Iranian Agriculture Ministry's Greenhouse Development Program is one of the priority projects of this ministry which aims at increasing productivity, efficiency, and water consumption management in the agriculture sector.

The program was approved in the Iranian calendar year 1395 (ended on March 20, 2017) under the framework of the National Resilient Economy Plan.

The development of the country's agricultural parks and greenhouses not only is going to create new job opportunities but also increases the country's non-oil exports and helps preserve the environment and the national water and soil resources.

In last August, Darioush Salempour, the director of the Agriculture Ministry's Greenhouse Development Program, had mentioned the ministry's plans for the modernization and renovation of the country's traditional and old greenhouses, saying: "Our plan in the 10-year horizon is to improve and renovate more than 5,000 traditional, wooden and worn-out greenhouses across the country."

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Source: Tehran Times