Agriculture Ministry Lags Behind in Oilseed Self-Sufficiency Plans

The Agriculture Ministry devised plans in late 2015 to achieve 70% self-sufficiency in oilseed production in 10 years for controlling the import of oilseeds and vegetable oil. 
At the time, domestic production met 6% of the annual demand and after six years into the plan, the figure has reached 16%. 
According to data released by the ministry, oilseed production stood at 46,000 tons in the fiscal 2014-15 and increased to 423,000 tons in the fiscal 2020-21, the Persian newspaper Iran reported.