Rafsanjani Calls for Mechanization, Improvement of Agriculture
Addressing exemplary farmers and producers in the agro-industry, Rafsanjani said that any negligence in this respect would widen the gap between Iran and other countries.
He urged greater contacts between research centers and the agriculture sector and optimal use of water resources. By any logic, the present and future governments should not overlook the importance of water, he underlined.
The government, he said, can include the utilization of high pressure irrigation systems in its program and called for guaranteeing investment in the agriculture sector.
The EC chief also called for proper planning in order to strike a balance between price and consumption in the sector.
Rafsanjani called for drawing up plans to make the country self-sufficient in olive and sugar cane production.
(IRNA)