Employment of 30% of local people in the flower industry
Mahalat- The director of the agricultural jihad of Mahalat announced that 30% of the people of this city are employed in the flower industry.
According to Mehr news agency, Amir Arabi said: 30% of the people of the villages are employed in the flower industry, and the history of flower growing in the villages is more than 70 years, and 700 flower and ornamental plant production units are operating in this city.
Arabi added: Mahalat has the largest area under cultivation and cultivation of all kinds of flowers and ornamental plants in the country, and the production of 350 different types of ornamental, apartment and green space plants has turned this city into one of the hubs of flower and plant cultivation and trade in Iran.
He said: The presence of the National Flower and Ornamental Plant Research Institute in Malat, the production and propagation of various types of cut flowers, shrubs and houseplants, as well as the exclusive production and export of red willow from this city, are among the capacities of this region in the field of flowers and plants.
The director of Jihad Agriculture of Mahallat reminded: 18% of the area under cultivation of flowers and plants, 12% of the production of cut flowers, 80% of the production of seasonal flowers, 21% of the production of trees and ornamental shrubs and 14% of the houseplants of the country in the production areas. will be