@sha ah @QWECXZ @Sineva
Can someone explain this to me:
In 2017..Iran became a wheat exporter
In 2021 :This year Iran is a Wheat importer (8 million ton at a cost of around $10 billion)
I know there is drought but that 8 million ton is a massive import so what happened to Iran's wheat!!
They say Rouhani refused to pay guaranteed Prices to the farmers..and he prefered to import rather than spend it on Iranian farmers.. Can someone shoot that guy for me. This is out right treason. "
Critics have said the former government's low prices for guaranteed purchases of wheat from Iranian farmers led to a sharp decline in domestic stocks of the strategic staple."They say imports mean paying a huge amount of money to dealers and small traders, while the government could easily increase the offered price for domestic crops.
Why now in this Raisi government they want to farm in Russia and Brazil (that is stupid ..imagine sanctioning Iranian food to starve the people)...Northern Iran is the size of England with plenty of water so what is the issue..They rather to farm in foreign countries instead of fixing the ancient agricultural methods in Iran...some thing just does not make sense to me...
Iran's overseas farming in Russia, Brazil in the works
Tuesday, 07 December 2021 10:34 AM
[ Last Update: Tuesday, 07 December 2021 10:36 AM ]
Consecutive Iranian governments have spoken of plans to lease arable land overseas.
Iran plans overseas farming in Brazil and Russia to grow crops and secure a stable supply amid surging food prices and lingering drought.
The West Asian country, which relies on imports for key staples such as rice, wheat, corn and oilseeds, is seeking to boost supplies as surging global food costs and the most draconian sanctions ever imposed by the US, fuel inflation.
In recent years, consecutive governments have spoken of plans to lease arable land or buy stakes in overseas ventures in countries such as Kazakhstan, Brazil, Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Ghana, but it is not clear how many of those plans have been firmed up, if any.
Former agriculture minister Mahmoud Hojjati had once said that contracts for cultivation on nearly 800,000 to one million hectares in a number of countries had been signed and approved by the government.
"The overseas cultivation is on the agenda with Brazil and Russia, which could lead to the entry of virtual water into the country and the cultivation of water-intensive products such as livestock inputs in these countries," deputy agriculture minister for economy and planning Mohammad Qorbani said on Monday.
Amid the banking restrictions because of the sanctions, Iran has been experimenting with alternative ways such as barter to keep trade channels open with countries.
Qorbani said the first 100 days of the new government have marked initial agreements reached with Brazil, Russia, Norway and Pakistan to establish trade relations in the agriculture sector.
Last month, Iran and Pakistan signed their first barter trade agreement to exchange Pakistani rice with Iranian LPG, marking a watershed in a quest to overcome the biggest hurdle to business between the two big neighbors.