The Ministry of Energy should give large amounts of water to farmers/ 150,000 agricultural wells have not yet been electrified
According to the report of Fars news agency’s economy reporter, Safdar Niazi criticized the Ministry of Energy’s failure to deliver water to farmers in a press conference today and said: “Although this ministry has been obliged to electrify agricultural wells for the past 4 programs, there are still 150,000 agricultural wells in the country.” They are not electrified.
The Deputy Minister of Water and Soil of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad stated that the amount of agricultural water consumption between the two Ministries of Agricultural Jihad and Energy is a source of controversy and stated: If the Ministry of Energy fulfills its duty to deliver volume water to farmers, this difference It will not exist and the exact amount of agricultural water consumption will be determined.
He added: The Ministry of Energy claims that 87 billion cubic meters of water are used in the agricultural sector, while according to the investigations and researches of the Technical and Engineering Institute of Water and Soil of the country, which were conducted on 32 products, this figure is 71 billion cubic meters.
Niazi stated that the efficiency of water consumption in the country is 46%, which has been assigned to add another 5% to this efficiency to reach 51%.
The Deputy Minister of Water and Soil of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, in response to a Fars reporter’s question that if an institution other than the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad had conducted research on water consumption in the agricultural sector, such a result would have been obtained, said: By the way, our opinion is that the amount of agricultural water consumption is less than This figure and water consumption efficiency is higher in the agricultural sector.
He named productivity and increasing the efficiency of agricultural water consumption as the most important programs of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad and said: Every water that flows from the source to the fields, we must try to reach the soil around the roots with the least amount of waste, which is the efficiency of water consumption, and we should also try From the amount of water that reaches the plant, produce the most dry matter, which is the definition of water efficiency in the agricultural sector.
* President’s order to equip 2 thousand hectares of agricultural land with an advanced irrigation system
Niazi stated that the efficiency of water in the agricultural sector is 46%, which is supposed to increase by using the latest advanced technologies in the water sector.
The Deputy Minister of Water and Soil of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad stated: The latest technology that is used to increase water productivity is placing water in the form of drops 20 centimeters below the ground around the roots, and this plan is implemented in 16 places in the country by knowledge-based companies.
He added: The president has ordered that 2 thousand hectares of agricultural land be equipped with this advanced system.
Niazi continued to call land fragmentation a major problem in increasing soil productivity and efficiency and said: So far, one million and 600 thousand hectares of agricultural land have been integrated and equipped with modern equipment.
According to this official, 2.9 million hectares of the country’s lands are equipped with modern irrigation systems, which includes about half of the country’s agricultural lands.
He added: The total irrigated agricultural land is 8.5 million hectares, of which 2.5 million hectares are gardens and 5.5 million hectares are cultivated.
According to this official, there are 18 million hectares of manageable agricultural land in the country, of which 14 million hectares are cultivated.
Niazi also informed about the existence of 440,000 authorized wells and about 400,000 unauthorized wells in the country and said: According to the Ministry of Energy, 55% of agricultural water is supplied from underground water.
* The second phase of the Supreme Leader’s 550,000-hectare plan is being studied
The Deputy Minister of Water and Soil of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad announced the completion of the first phase of the 550,000-hectare project on the level of 295,000 hectares in Khuzestan and Ilam and said: The second phase of this project is being studied and requires 80,000 billion Tomans of credit, and we have requested that Through the parliament and with the permission of the leadership, use the place of the National Development Fund.
Niazi informed about the study of the plan to prevent the water from leaving the three northern provinces and said: This plan is being studied and 9 billion cubic meters will flow into the Caspian from these three provinces every year. To deal with it, 76 thousand billion Tomans of credit is needed.
He criticized the reduction of water and soil credits in the 1402 budget bill and said: While last year 3400 billion Tomans were allocated to this sector, this year this figure has only increased to 3500 billion Tomans.
Of course, Niazi also said about the 26 thousand billion tomans of provincial travel approvals that these credits are supposed to be provided in the next two years.
He also announced the allocation of credits from the oil clearing site to the water and soil sector, and said: From this site, one thousand billion tomans have been earmarked for the rehabilitation of canals.
* The regulations of the soil protection law will be announced soon
The Deputy Minister of Water and Soil of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad announced the approval of the Soil Protection Law and said: its regulations are being compiled and will be announced soon, and after that, all departments, including the Ministry of Industry, who want to interfere in the agricultural soil sector will be included. They are fined.
In response to the question that if there is enough credit in this sector, what is your most important priority, Niazi said: In the first step, I will draw a soil map of the country and also recommend fertilizer guidelines for all products and provinces. .
He expressed hope that there will be enough credit in the budget for research and research works.
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According to this official, this year, for the first time, 35 billion Tomans have been set for soil science studies in the 1402 budget, which is auspicious, but research works in the water and soil sectors require large costs, including determining data, the amount of water consumed, etc. and field investigations, all require validation.
In response to a Fars reporter’s question about how much virtual water is exported in the agricultural sector, Niazi said: I don’t have exact statistics, but studies have been done.
According to Fars report, a part of the country’s water is exported from the country through the export of water products, this issue is very vital for the water management of the countries and therefore they try to make less hidden water leave the borders and even hide hidden water by importing bring to the country
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