Iran’s extraterrestrial cultivation focused on basic foodstuffs
The Agriculture Ministry has put its focus in extraterritorial cultivation on basic foodstuffs such as wheat, barley, oilseeds and the products required for the livestock industry.
Abolfazl Raoufi, the head of the Environment Department of the ministry, announced the above on Sunday in a ceremony held in Tehran to mark World Food Day, ISNA reported.
During the last Iranian year (ended March 19), Iran had 400,000 hectares of extraterritorial cultivation in seven countries, which according to the Seventh Development Plan, should reach two million hectares, he noted.
The development of extraterritorial cultivation is one of the main achievements of the Ministry of Agriculture, Moradi said, adding that Iranian investors can work with the ministry in extraterritorial cultivation projects.