The head of the Research, Education and Agriculture Organization said: "A cheapening committee has been formed and we are looking for it to bring agricultural products to people's table cheaper by increasing productivity and eliminating middlemen, waste, and agricultural products."

According to Fars News Agency's Economic Correspondent, Mojtaba Khayyam Nekoui, in a press conference today, in response to a Fars News Agency reporter's question, what is the new approach of the Agricultural Research, Education and Promotion Organization regarding the production of transgenic crops, because some view it as the savior of the country's food security and some as a threat. They know health and the environment, he said: We believe that we will not produce transgenic products until we can increase production through the influence of technology and agricultural operations.

The head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization stated: There is a capacity to increase production by 100% with the influence of scientific and technological technologies, and therefore we do not think about the production of transgenic products until we have to, and of course the parliament must also decide on this and approve The assembly takes effect.

Khayyam Nekui, in response to another question from Fars reporter, whether you have conducted research on the health of agricultural products in order to address people's concerns, said: Investigations have been conducted on the presence of aflatoxin in widely consumed products such as rice, and in terms of residual toxins. It has been investigated and we give hope to people that there is no health problem.

He also said that there may be fluctuations in the permissible amount of residual poisons, but he has no health concerns.

In response to the question of another Fars reporter, the head of the TAT Organization, in response to the question of another Fars reporter, whether the speed of research growth in the country is appropriate, because according to the announcement of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in the next 40 years, the world's food security will only be possible by relying on research and research, and what is its place in among other countries, he said: the increase in agricultural production from 25 million tons to 125 million tons, and the growth of 2.5 times in some basic products indicated the appropriate state of research and research, but the reality is that compared to some countries, it is behind And we are ahead of some countries, including the countries of the region.

Regarding the question of the Fars reporter, who asked what research you have done on the weed of gol jaliz, which sometimes destroys up to 90% of summer crops, Khayyam Nekoui answered: Recently, a research was conducted on the destruction of gol jaliz weed and it had good success. This research was presented as a superior work last year.

A cheapening committee was formed in the country

In this meeting, the head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Promotion Organization announced the formation of a cheapening committee in the Agricultural Research, Education and Promotion Organization and said: We will carry out this action with two methods of increasing productivity and reducing costs through brokering, waste and waste.

He added: With the penetration of science and technology into the production sector, productivity will increase. On the other hand, there is 30% waste in the agricultural sector, which by minimizing it, the supply of more products and costs will decrease, and in fact, the products will become cheaper.

90% self-sufficiency in 15 basic products by implementing the cultivation model plan

Khayyam Nekui called the implementation of the cultivation model plan very important and said: With the implementation of this plan, we will be self-sufficient in 15 basic crops up to 90%.

He added: Also, with the implementation of this plan, 2.2 billion dollars will be saved in foreign exchange, and the production of water-bearing products will decrease and move towards basic products.

The head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Promotion Organization stated: The self-sufficiency rate in the country is now 80%, and for the remaining 20%, 10 to 15 billion dollars of foreign currency is taken out of the country every year. These products are mainly fodder, animal feed, and poultry and oilseeds.

According to this official, the plan developed for the cultivation pattern is currently for 15 basic crops, in some provinces all crops and in some 10 to 12 types of this crop are cultivated.

He also said that for the full implementation of this plan, 130 thousand billion tomans of credit is needed, which is supposed to be given in the form of incentive support, and the full implementation of this plan will take at least 5 to 6 years, and the initial prerequisite is the provision of credit. Is.

In this meeting, Khayyam Nekui announced the unveiling of 7 important achievements in the agricultural sector and said: These achievements will help reduce production costs and make products more productive.

The head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Promotion Organization stated: In line with the Supreme Leader's order to make the agricultural sector knowledge-based, we prioritized the production of technological products, which will reduce dependence, and an average of one billion dollars in technological production in the food security sector for The country was created.

He added: The vaccines produced by the TAT organization have added value of 400 million dollars for the country, and also the production of technological seeds has created an added value of 486 million dollars for the country.

Khayyam Nekui said: 50 compatible and high-yielding agricultural and horticultural varieties have been produced, and 7 thousand tons of seed kernels have been produced, and 440 thousand tons of various types of products have received seed certificates.

The head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Promotion Organization announced the formulation of guidelines for determining the amount of fertilization and said: monitoring and control of 2600 brands of fertilizer formulas was announced and said: 153 brands of fertilizers have been removed from the consumption cycle.

He added: With the measures taken, 1200 billion Tomans have been saved in the import of livestock and poultry feed by reducing the conversion factor.

Khayyam Nekui also announced the production of rice for the first time in the country without the use of fertilizers and poisons and said: Our effort is to diversify chemical pesticides and replace the use of integrated pest management with chemical controls.

The head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Promotion Organization announced the formulation of fertilizer guidelines in the country and said: With the implementation of this guideline, the amount of fertilizer applied to basic crops such as wheat or rice will be