Colza Cultivation Commences in Iran

Colza cultivation has begun in Iranian provinces, according to the director of Agriculture Ministry’s “National Oilseed Project”.
“Colza seeds, sufficient to cultivate 500,000 hectares of farms, as well as the required tools and equipment, were distributed among farmers in August,” Alireza Mohajer was also quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency.
Cultivation, he said, has started in the cold western and northwestern regions of Iran, namely Hamedan, East Azarbaijan, West Azarbaijan, northern Ilam and Kermanshah, on Sept. 6.