Providing two proposals to solve the water problem/water productivity should be increased

According to the economic reporter of Fars news agency, Abbas Keshavarz said today at the first agricultural and food trade meeting held at the Iranian Chamber of Commerce. Water super challenge is the country And after that, the other challenge of the country is employment, and if we are able to take measures regarding these two challenges before they turn into a bankruptcy crisis, we can hope for stability.

The research deputy of the National Center for Agricultural and Water Studies of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce stated: We have raised the solution to the water problem since 2015 in a conference held on this issue in the Chamber of Commerce, and the last solution that was presented was between the Chamber of Commerce and the government, i.e. the Ministry of Energy. and the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad was approved.

He stated that to solve the water problem, two trends were taken into consideration in that program, the first trend was that for sustainability, we should reduce water consumption in the agricultural sector. appeal And reassignment The second trend was that we should focus on productivity and try to increase productivity with all the tools, technologies and procedures available in agriculture, because currently the water situation is not the responsibility of the activists in the field of agriculture, nor is it the responsibility of the politicians. It is to supply the food needed by the country, so our proposal was presented to the Speaker of the Parliament at that time, Mr. Larijani.

The farmer stated: Our agricultural waste, not on the table but from the farm to the consumer, is close to 10 billion cubic meters, of course it is not possible, he said that this can be reduced to zero, but 10 billion cubic meters is a figure for our country, which is facing the problem of water crisis. It is very big.

The research deputy of the National Center for Agricultural and Water Studies of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce stated that new decisions should be made for the export of agricultural products and said: Of course, there are some special products, such as saffron, pistachio and dates, which cannot be expected to stop their export, but in The case of some other agricultural goods and their export should appeal Of course, it should be noted that our plan is not to eliminate exports.

He added: Therefore, we must export goods that consume the least amount of water, and on the other hand, we must import goods that consume the most amount of water.

The research deputy of the National Center for Agricultural and Water Studies of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce stated: From 1393 to 1400, we have increased from 5.8 million tons of exported goods to more than 8.5 million tons, which means that the amount of exports has increased, but the currency we have received per ton Exports have increased from 1.2 dollars to 0.6 dollars, so more goods are exported, but their foreign exchange earnings have decreased by 50%.

He stated: Regarding water, in 1993 we exported about 5 billion dollars and earned 7 billion dollars, but in 1400 we exported 5 billion dollars of water, but we earned 5.3 billion dollars. It means that we earned 40% less money in 1400 than in 1993 from water export.

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