Unveiling of 7 research achievements in the agricultural sector

According to the Fars News Agency Economic Group, today, during a ceremony attended by the Minister of Jihad for Agriculture in the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, 7 research achievements in various fields of agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, livestock, etc. were unveiled.

At the ceremony, Khayyam Nekouei, Deputy Minister of Jihad for Agriculture, referring to the role of these achievements in increasing the country’s food security, said: “The mission of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization is a movement based on science and technology.” The Islamic Revolution will increase the production of agricultural products from 25 to 125 million tons, ie 5 times.

According to the head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, the 7 achievements unveiled today in the field of food industry and increasing the quality of bread, introducing a quality grape variety for export, using date palms as animal feed and dual vaccine for salmon and also In the field of weed control, weeds are integrated.

Khayyam Nekouei distinguishes these achievements from the achievements of previous years Demand-driven “In fact, this research has been carried out according to the demand of the private sector and can be effective in promoting the health and economy of the country, and we will regularly monitor these indicators,” he said.

According to the official, there are 2,000 faculty and 8,000 research members in the country, and of course, 4,000 researchers from agricultural colleges are among the capacities that can improve the agricultural research department, and each of them, if they have an annual research achievement, 3 A thousand achievements are achieved every year.

Referring to the importance of these achievements in the context of sanctions, Khayyam Nekouei said: “While we are even sanctioned in the field of food in the world, by using research work, we can achieve complete self-sufficiency in many products and self-reliance in some.”

He also said: the number of knowledge-based companies in the agricultural sector according to the number of graduatesالتحصیلانی Which exists in this area is not acceptable.

He pointed to the importance of the agricultural sector in the country’s economy and said: “Only the medicinal plants industry can transform the country’s economy, but unfortunately even pharmaceutical companies import their raw materials from abroad.”

The head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization stated: Without relying on the research sector, the realization of food security in the country is almost impossible.

In this ceremony, 11 top researchers and scholars in the field of agriculture were honored.

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