55 % of worn -out agricultural cars
The head of the Center for Agricultural Mechanization Development said: There are 6,000 worn -out tractors in the country, accounting for 5 % of the agricultural sector's machine fleet.
According to the Mehr correspondent, the first national congress of agricultural jihad centers is being held at the hall. Karim Zulfiqari, head of the Agricultural Mechanization Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad, said in the congress: "In the past, the concept of mechanization was only ended by tractors, but today this concept means productivity and value added that must be obtained in the agricultural sector."
He added: "Currently, there are 5,000 tractors in the country, of which 6,000 tractors are over 5 years old."
He continued: The useful life of the tractor in the country has been set for 5 years, with 2 % of these agricultural machines in the country being worn out and need to be renovated.
Zulfiqari said: One of the policies for the development of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad is an increase in horsepower in the modernization of the country's agricultural machine fleet.
The head of the Center for Agricultural Mechanization Development, referring to the fuel loss of these worn out tractors, said: An annual 2 million liters of gasoline is consumed in the country more than the world standard because of the fleet's burnout.
Another problem in the agricultural sector is waste and waste waste that has created challenges, while 2 to 5 percent of waste can be used as livestock feed, while today we sell oil to currency in those inputs. Enter a animal.
Zalfqari said: Wastes of olive plants, tomato paste, apples and so on can be purchased and used to feed livestock and poultry.
"Currently, the fall in agricultural products, especially cereals and wheat, is about one million tone, which with smart equipment can increase productivity in agricultural products," he said.
At the end, Zalfaghari pointed to the necessity of technical examination for agricultural machinery: With the allocation of the follow -up validity of the technical examination for combine and tractors.