Iran: 910,000 hectares of Khuzestan lands are cultivated for autumn crops

Published Sep 4, 2024

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In an interview with ISNA, Kurosh Nowrozi discussed the forecast for this year's fall crop in Khuzestan, highlighting an increase in cultivated land to 910,000 hectares from last year's 870,000 hectares. Water supply is sufficient in the Dez and Karun basins, while the Karkhe and Maron basins rely on rainfall. The cultivation area for irrigated wheat is projected to be 510,000 to 530,000 hectares, and for dry wheat, 200,000 to 220,000 hectares. Additionally, 70,000 hectares are allocated for barley and 60,000 hectares for rapeseed. Wheat, barley, and rapeseed cultivation will commence in November, with beet cultivation starting in Mehr and continuing until the end of January.

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In an interview with ISNA, Kurosh Nowrozi, referring to the forecast of this year's fall crop, said: For this year's fall crop, it is expected that we will have 910,000 hectares of cultivated land, which has slightly increased compared to last year. Last year, the area under autumn cultivation was about 870 thousand hectares. Regarding the supply of water for autumn cultivation, he continued: We do not have any problems in terms of water supply in the Dez and Karun water basins, but the Karkhe and Maron water basins depend on the amount of rainfall. In general, it is planned to determine the cultivation pattern according to the amount of water allocated by the water and electricity organization so that no problem occurs. The Director of Agriculture Affairs of Khuzestan Agricultural Jihad said: It is expected that this year the cultivation area of irrigated wheat will be 510 to 530 thousand hectares and dry wheat will be 200 to 220 thousand hectares. In total, more than 700,000 ...

Source: Isna