Nomads to Export 500,000 Head of Livestock

The Agriculture Ministry has agreed to the export of 500,000 head of livestock owned by Iranian nomadic tribes, according to CEO of the Nomadic Cooperative Association of Livestock Farmers.
“This year, due to low precipitation levels and drought in our pastures and meadows, we are facing a shortage of fodder to feed the livestock. We initially proposed that one million head of livestock be exported so that the revenues could be used to import fodder and animal feed, but the Agriculture Ministry only agreed with half this volume,” Fazl Khorram was also quoted as saying `by Mehr News Agency.
The official noted that there are currently around 246,000 Iranian nomadic households who own a total of 22.4 million head of livestock, supplying 25-30% of domestic demand for red meat.