According to the report of Mehr news agency, quoted from the University of Tehran, the researchers of the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Tehran, consisting of Mohammad Ali Garhami Aqblag Rostam Khan, stude; Majid Khanali, Associate Professor; Hasan Ghasemi Mobatkar, Associate Professor, according to his own research, has paved the transition from the curre cultivation system to mechanized and precise agriculture for this valuable pla, which draws a clear horizon for sustainable developme in the coury’s medicinal pla industry.
Regarding the description of the practical solutions derived from this research, Majid Khan Ali stated: Based on the findings of the study, three key strategies have been developed to promote the sustainability of the production chain of Iranian marigold and its generalization to other medicinal plas. The first strategy is to reform the pla nutrition system through the gradual replaceme of chemical nitrogen fertilizers with biological fertilizers and organic soil conditioners such as humic acid, as well as the developme of nitrogen-fixing plas in rotation with borage, which, while maiaining crop yield, will bring about a significa reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
He added: The second strategy is the transformation in packaging by gradually removing nylon and replacing it with biodegradable materials based on renewable resources and optimizing the packaging weight. This strategy preves the accumulation of plastic waste in the environme and is in line with the developme of the green packaging industry in the coury.
In the end, the associate professor of the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Tehran University poied out: The third strategy is the transition from the curre semi-mechanized system to precise and mechanized agricultural systems by using the equipme and deployme of efficie machines and optimizing fuel consumption. This strategy, along with the various medicinal and health properties of this pla, increases production efficiency and provides a more uniform quality of the final product for supply to domestic and iernational markets. The implemeation of these three strategies in the coury’s medicinal pla industry will be a big step towards achieving sustainable food security, energy efficiency and reducing the carbon footpri.
The research findings of the research team of this study, eitled Energy audit and sustainability assessme of the production chain of Echium amoenum Fisch & Mey using a life cycle assessme, which has recely been published in an iernational publication, are available to researchers, policy makers and activists in the fields of agriculture and transformation industries through this link.
