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Agriculture Industry

Sunday, 17 July 2022 4:44 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 17 July 2022 9:28 PM ]

This episode of Bazaar is a two-part series. The first part focuses the marriage between science and technology for high-yield agricultural productions.

The second part will explore livestock husbandry. the agricultural sector is developing news ways to increase its efficient use of natural resources while elevating the quality of cultivated food. Indeed, technology has revolutionized agricultural production leading to increased national food security. the agricultural industry has been expanding over the years with the help of modern technology. Iran produces tonnes of agricultural products annually, which it also exports to destinations abroad.

The food industry is also heavily dependent on this sector as it plays a critical role in the country's food security and national economy. Iran has a total area of 165 million hectares of land; of this amount, 50 million hectares are arable farmlands.

Moreover, some 21 thousand hectares are dedicated to greenhouse farming. Iran's agriculture makes up around eight percent of the national GDP. Plus, it employs one-fifth of the country's entire workforce. The country's agro-food products also accounted for around 20 percent of the country's non-oil exports in 2020.

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