6-fold increase in agricultural production in Kermanshah compared to before the revolution
The head of the agricultural jihad of Kermanshah province announced a 6-fold increase in agricultural production in Kermanshah compared to before the revolution.
Ali Chaleh Chaleh stated: In 1357, the amount of agricultural production in Kermanshah was 670 thousand tons, which has now reached more than three million and 873 thousand tons and has grown by 5.7 times.
He announced the total amount of agricultural production in Kermanshah province during 1401 despite the drought of more than four million and 766 thousand tons and added: the total agricultural production of Kermanshah before the revolution was 800 thousand tons, and after the revolution it witnessed a growth of nearly 6 times the total production. We have been farming in the province.
Head of Kermanshah Province's Agricultural Jihad, referring to other products produced in Kermanshah, said: the amount of wheat production in the province in 1357 was about 270 thousand tons, while in the last crop year, 603 thousand tons of wheat were produced in the province and also in the beginning of the revolution. Barley was 78 thousand tons, and during the year 1401, this product reached 113 thousand tons of production.
Chale Chale spoke about the achievements of the agriculture sector in the production of legumes and said: Currently, one third of the country's chickpeas are produced in Kermanshah province, and Kermanshah is the first country in the production and cultivated area of chickpeas. It ranks fourth in the country, third in barley production, second in grain corn production, and third in sugar beet production.
He further stated that the area of gardens in Kermanshah province was about 15,000 hectares in 2015 and now it is more than 44,000 hectares and said: Of this amount, 500 hectares of gardens are modern gardens and the largest canopy garden in the country is 40 hectares in It was an honor to open and produce products such as saffron, which almost did not exist in the past years. Now, not only has more than 457 hectares of saffron cultivation been developed, but we are witnessing the processing of saffron and the activity of five brands and the development of its transformation industries in Kermanshah province.
He added: The horticultural production of Kermanshah province was about five thousand tons in 1357 and currently we have 340 thousand tons of horticultural production in the province.
Chalehchaleh then referred to the production of greenhouses before and after the revolution and emphasized: the area of greenhouses in Kermanshah in 1957 was limited to decorative flowers, but today there are 70 hectares of land under the active cover of greenhouse products in Kermanshah.
The head of the agricultural jihad of Kermanshah province spoke about the achievements of the province's mechanization department and added: Kermanshah's mechanization factor in 1357 was about 27 hundredths of horsepower and currently it has reached 2.01 horsepower.
Chale Chale continued to discuss livestock production before and after the revolution and said: the total amount of livestock production in Kermanshah province in 1357 was 129,000 tons, and currently more than 531,000 tons of livestock products are produced in the province.
He added: The production of red meat in 2017 was only 12,500 tons, and today more than 40,000 tons of red meat are produced in the province.
Chale Chale continued: Before the victory of the revolution, 15,000 tons of chicken meat was traditionally produced in Kermanshah province, and this figure has now reached 70,000 tons of industrial production, which has grown nearly five times.