ECONOMIC IDEAL – Tabriz, Oct 14, IRNA – In recent years, Iran’s agriculture has witnessed a huge leap in greenhouse cultivation as the country, today, has the Middle East’s biggest greenhouse complex worth over 200 million euros in Aras free trade zone, northwestern Iran.
East Azarbaijan in northwest Iran is one of the Iranian provinces that pioneer in greenhouse industry.
Based on recent statistics and information, greenhouse cultivation in East Azarbaijan has experienced four-fold growth.
Agricultural experts believe that essential measures including correct plant nutrition methods and making use of new techniques to make the most of soil capacities should be taken to earn from this industry.
Due to using pure seed in the process of greenhouse cultivation and its high quality in Iran, all in the country are interested in the products which also have capacity to be exported.
Currently, over 15,000 hectares of greenhouse have been created in Iran, while the figure is expected to increase in the future.
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