TEHRAN- As announced by the head of Tehran province’s Agriculture Department, over 83,000 hectares (90 percent) of the farmlands in the province are equipped with the modern irrigation systems.

Jebraeel Baradari lamented that while in the country, about 75-90 percent of the available water in each province belongs to the agricultural sector, in Tehran province, less than 45 percent of the available water resources are allocated to the agricultural sector.

Recent droughts in Iran have raised the need to use new methods of irrigation. This issue is especially important in rural areas.

It is necessary to develop modern methods of irrigation and replace them instead of traditional irrigation by farmers due to the lack of water in most areas.

Considering the current situation when the country is facing water challenges, the Agriculture Ministry has been implementing the development plan for new irrigation systems.

The main purpose of this plan is to increase the productivity and sustainability of water and soil resources in the country to ensure the sustainable production of agricultural products.

The Agriculture Ministry is also taking the necessary measures for supporting the domestic manufacturing of equipment used in these systems.

MA