50% of Country's Wheat Purchased by Rural Cooperative Network

The Acting Head of the Rural Cooperatives Organization announced that about 50% of the country's wheat was purchased through the rural network, and said more than 88,000 tons of oilseeds, including canola and camelina, were also purchased in the best possible way.

The head of the rural cooperative organization announced the purchase of about 50% of the country's wheat by the rural network and said: the purchase of more than 88,000 tons of oilseeds, including rapeseed and camelina, was also done in the best way.

According to Ambassador Arjan Ali Parbari, head of the Central Organization of Rural Cooperatives of Iran, pointing to the vital role of the network of rural cooperatives in regulating the market and supporting producers, he stated: The 30-year experience of this system shows that the timely presence of the network of cooperatives in the market has been tangible and groundbreaking for both producers and consumers.

The key axes of operational strategies in the next 5 months

The head of the Central Organization of Rural Cooperatives stated that the policy of this organization in the last 5 months has been to reduce government interventions in the market and strengthen agreed purchases of agricultural products, and said: By managing the market through organizations, we were able to control the fluctuations of the potato market through the provinces of Ardabil and Hamedan, which are the sources of production, without the direct intervention of the government and with the approach of supporting the producer and protecting the interests of consumers.

He announced the purchase of about 50% of the country's wheat by the rural network and added: The purchase of more than 88 thousand tons of oilseeds, including rapeseed and camelina, was also done in the best way, which shows the successful interaction of the network with producers and processing industries.

Equality, while appreciating the national unions for fully absorbing the first phase of the fertilizer quota, announced effective consultations with petrochemical companies to fully provide the future quota and even more, so that farmers' concerns about storage and timely distribution can be resolved.

The head of the Central Rural Cooperative Organization emphasized the development of "village markets" by renovating consumer stores, storing fuel in remote mountain villages and managing the distribution of rural flour.

Emphasizing the need to manage the export of sensitive products such as raisins, dates, apples and kiwi, he announced the pursuit to remove export obstacles, especially the adjustment of the issue of return of value from exports or clearing with imported goods needed by the country, logistics issues and the use of export incentives for exporters in this time period in the Pricing Council and the adoption of support policies for basic agricultural products.

According to the announcement of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, in the end, Parari asked all the managers to participate with strength in the "Ifarm" international exhibition and introduce the neglected capacities of the cooperative network to the provincial and national officials.

He also announced the organization's special support for the free participation of women's cooperatives in this exhibition and emphasized the need to seriously pursue the collection of claims and increase the organization's income in the coming months.

This meeting, which was held with the aim of thinking together for the new agricultural year, emphasized the serious determination of the central organization of rural cooperatives to play an active role in the market and support the chain of production to consumption.