General agricultural census which is being conducted by the Statistical Center of Iran is key to the government’s planning for this sector, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, vice-president for planning and strategic supervision said in a seminar held to mark the national day of statistics and planning. Acknowledging the decisive role of SCI in the government’s decision making process, Nobakht highlighted the role of SCI in devising the 6th Five-Year Economic Development Plan and said, “We need accurate statistics so that the plan can redress the current lack of regional balance and the outcome of more than 10 similar projects implemented previously.” The 6th development plan is currently being formulated by the planning and strategic supervision department of presidential office, according to Nobakht.
