Iran's agriculture ministry (MAJ) plans a major increase in the production of crops from greenhouses. MAJ's contractor for greenhouse farming said on Tuesday that Iran's crop production from greenhouse farming will reach 10 million metric tons (mt) per year in the year to March 2028.
Mehdi Lotfizadeh said that the Iranian government plans to expand greenhouse farming by more than 30,000 hectares in the next four years. Lotfizadeh said the investment needed to complete the project will amount to 7,300 trillion rials ($12.3 billion).
He said Iran has the expertise and technology needed to expand greenhouses, adding that the country will also use foreign machinery and equipment to modernize the sector. The official added that the government will support the expansion of greenhouse farming in Iran mainly by offering cheap loans to farmers.
Iranian government figures show the country has 27,000 hectares of greenhouses which produce around 4 million mt of various crops per year.
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