Agriculture Ministry Launches Contract-Based Rice Production

Contract-based cultivation of rice has been launched in Iran this year (started March 21) for the first time and more than 6,322 hectares of paddy fields have joined the scheme so far, according to CEO of the Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives affiliated with the Agriculture Ministry.
“We estimate that a total of 15,805 tons of rice will be produced under the scheme carried out in the northern provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan [Iran’s rice production hubs]. Up until now, we have distributed over 1,100 tons of seeds among farmers taking part in the plan,” Esmaeil Qaderifar was also quoted as saying by ILNA.
Agricultural Production Insurance Fund, he added, has made sure all of these contracts are insured.