Iran’s 1st Combine Tea Harvester, Rice Seedling Planter Unveiled

The first combine tea harvester and rice seedling planter made in Iran have been unveiled and production lines have been set up for their large-scale industrial production, according to the head of Agricultural Mechanization Expansion Center.
“The combine tea harvester has a 74-horsepower engine and can reap yields from two hectares of farms per day. The machine makes tea production cost-effective for farmers, as it reduces production expenses by 60% per hectare,” Kambiz Abbasi was also quoted as saying by IRIB News.
The official noted that high wages and low harvest quality have always been problematic in tea production, both of which can be solved using the new combine.
“Iranian experts have also succeeded in manufacturing a rice seedling planter that can plant 1.2 hectares of paddy fields with seedlings per day,” he added.