Tehran’s Eighth Specialized Exhibition of Agricultural Inputs, also known as AGRICULTECH 2022, is scheduled to be held in the capital city’s Goftogu Park during Jan. 18-21.
The event was canceled in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Iribnews.ir reported.
AGRICULTECH 2022 has been organized to familiarize the country’s 4.5 million farmers with all the varieties and latest agricultural inputs available in the international markets, including pesticides, fertilizers and seeds, in addition to instructing them on the most efficient use of these products, IRIB News reported.
Representatives of businesses will be showcasing their latest products and services, and interact with experts.
Given the climate change and severe drought facing Iran for years, it is essential for farmers to know the correct usage of pesticides and fertilizers.
Every year, millions of tons of agricultural products go to waste in the country because of pest invasions, plant disease, excessive or too little use of inputs and incorrect application of pesticides and fertilizers.
A total of 14,096 tons of Iran’s exported agrifood consignments worth $9.19 million were sent back by Iran’s nine export destinations during the current Iranian year’s first eight months (March 21-Nov. 21) due to the failure to meet standards, according to the spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
“Russia returned 11,132 tons of Iranian agrifood products worth $3.3 million during the period,” Rouhollah Latifi was also quoted as saying by the Persian daily Ta’adol.
Russia recently returned 37 trucks loaded with Iranian bell peppers from the Dagestan border crossing.
During the eight months, consignments of palm trees, potatoes and kiwis, among others, have been returned by destination countries.
The IRICA official noted that the UAE (with 688 tons worth $2.45 million), Turkmenistan (501 tons worth $1.29 million), Turkey (784 tons worth $998,425), Afghanistan (715 tons worth $478,699), Iraq (147 tons worth $352,448), Spain (64 tons worth $196,119), Belarus (35 tons worth $85,423) and Azerbaijan (26 tons worth $30,601) were other countries that sent back similar consignments.
Latifi said given the figures pertaining to retuned export goods over the eight months, Iranian exporters will face roadblocks in international markets if domestic export policies are not rectified to better meet global standards.
