Iran’s rice production rises 10% with cultivation methods

TEHRAN - Director of Agriculture Ministry’s Wheat and Rice Plan Sohrab Sohrabi says using new cultivation methods has increased Iran’s rice production by 10 percent in the current crop year compared to last year.

By M.A. Saki

Self-sufficiency in rice production is injudicious, dangerous

TEHRAN - Agriculture Minister Seyyed Javad Sadatinejad has made some remarks on production of basic crops such as wheat and rice.