Iran’s Agro Waste Reaches 30%

Up to 30% of agricultural products go to waste in Iran, mostly during the harvest and post-harvest stages, says an official with the Plant Protection Organization of Iran.
“Waste produced along the agriculture production chain in Iran accounts for 3% of total agricultural and food waste globally,” Masoud Latifian was also quoted as saying by ILNA. 
“Iran produces 100 million tons of agricultural products annually, of which 16.5 million tons go to waste, which is equal to the output of one million hectares of land, or 12% of the total land using irrigated cultivation systems.” 
The official noted that 90% of Iran’s agricultural waste pertain to 60 horticultural and agronomic crops, and 10% to 40 other products.