The government’s program to curb the inflation of agricultural products/input prices and chemical fertilizers is being managed this year

Alireza Mohajer, in an interview with the economic reporter of Fars news agency, referring to the statements of the leader of the revolution on the issue of curbing inflation and production growth, said: Since livestock and agricultural inputs have a large share in the total price of production, our plan will be that the input price control the

He continued: On the other hand, it has been decided that the price of chemical fertilizer will not increase this year.

The Deputy Minister of Agriculture Affairs of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad said: The share of input prices in production costs is up to 70%, so in this regard, the government, the parliament and the judiciary are trying to prevent the price of inputs from increasing, in which case it will be possible to control the price of agricultural products.

* Production increase programs of the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture

Mohajer said about the plans to increase production, which was crystallized in the slogan of the year: the most important plan of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad is the implementation of the cultivation model this year, which will push the production towards basic products such as wheat, barley, rice, sugar, oil and other important and strategic goods. will give.

He added: Of course, it does not mean that other crops such as vegetables and summer crops will be removed from people’s baskets, but the management will be such that in addition to meeting the daily needs of vegetables and summer crops, basic crops will be prioritized.

* The latest status of the implementation of contract cultivation

He also announced the implementation of contract cultivation and said: This year, 1.4 million hectares of agricultural land have been cultivated under contract, that is, our farmers sign contracts with the private sector or sometimes with the government sector, which meet their liquidity and input needs. and will increase the yield.

* Increasing the level of insurance coverage of agricultural products

Mohajer also announced the increase in the level of insurance coverage of agricultural products and said: If farmers are confident of compensation for possible damages, they will produce with more encouragement.

Deputy Minister of Jihad Agriculture also informed about water consumption control programs, development of new irrigation and reduction of input consumption and said that all these are effective in reducing costs and increasing production.

* The jump in production in drylands is implemented at the level of 4.2 million hectares

Mohajer also informed about the production jump program in the wetlands and said: This plan is implemented on the level of 4.2 million hectares in the wetlands, which is expected to increase the production of agricultural products by 5 million tomans.

He added: There is a lot of capacity in the fields of dry farming in the country, and if they are used properly, there will be a big transformation in the agricultural sector. In the implementation of this plan, the focus is on basic products, including wheat, barley and fodder products.

According to Fars report, about 70% of livestock inputs are imported, which affects the domestic price, but the government manages the domestic price with foreign exchange policies.
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