Iran to Observe Cropping Patterns on 60% of Farmlands

Cropping patterns will be observed on close to 60% of Iranian farmlands in the current Iranian year (started March 21), a deputy agriculture minister said.
“We have around 12 million hectares of farmlands across Iran and the country plans to cultivate 15 agricultural products based on cropping pattern on nearly 60% of the total land area,” Alireza Mohajer was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
The main crops to be cultivated as per the cropping pattern are wheat, barley, two kinds of corn, rice, sugarbeet and different kinds of pulses, he added.