TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers says over 95 percent of the agricultural machinery needed in the country are manufactured by domestic producers, IRIB reported.

“Iran is a member of the World Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers, this association has only 15 famous members in the field of agricultural machinery, and Iran's membership means that we are a manufacturer that has something to say in the world,” Hamidreza Nami said.

“However, we need to import new equipment in order to update the knowledge in this field, so that technology transfer occurs,” Nami added.

According to Abouzar Jamshidvand, the director general of the ministry’s Office of Agricultural, Construction, and Mining Machinery, manufacturing of agricultural and mining machinery in Iran has increased by 100 percent in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19).

Stating that in the last few years, a suitable production capacity has been created in the field of machinery, he said: “Currently, more than 80 percent of the machinery needed by the mining sector in the country can also be produced by domestic manufacturers.”

“Of course, due to the lack of proper supply of machines in the past and the accumulated need in this area, there is still a long way to meet the country's full demand in this sector, so part of the demand should be met through production and another part through imports,” he added.

The official noted that there are 26 production units of agricultural, construction, and mining machinery active in the country, of which 15 units are major ones.

“Considering the demand for such machinery in the country, it is necessary to increase the production capacity of such units in the country,” Jamshidvand said.

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