Ehsan Abbaspour, the deputy head of the province’s Agriculture Department for plant production improvement, said that 260 hectares of land are under cut flower cultivation in the province.
Iran has 17th place in the world in the production of flowers and ornamental plants, but it is ranked 107th in terms of export.
Considering the high potential and volume of import of flowers and ornamental plants by the Persian Gulf littoral states and Central Asian countries, in order to increase the share of Iran in the world markets, it is necessary to adopt effective and targeted policies in order to solve the problems in the way of production and export of flowers and ornamental plants.
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