Academics along with farmers open an innovative path to promote production – | Iranian and world news

Hossein Afshin, Vice President of Science, Technology and Economics of President, at a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture Jihad and the President of the University of Tehran, focusing on scientific development and development Technological Agriculture and food, emphasized the need to expand the interaction and cooperation between scientific, academic and sovereign institutions to promote productivity in the agricultural industry and realize the country’s food security, and said that the cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad, Scientific Department’s headquarters and the role of universities with the focus of Tehran University is a great action and strategic action. The action that, if not complicated and difficult, will achieve tangible and practical results at a faster.

Emphasizing that the purpose of this cooperation is to develop technology and infant innovation in the agricultural and food chain, he added: “We have a broad and flexible network of knowledge and research capacities.” The network is based on concentration, but based on the participation and coordination between universities, technology campaigns and the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad and can connect to the product, market and real needs of the industry.

Afshin, stating that enhancing productivity in agriculture is one of the keys to achieving sustainable food security, said: Knowledge and research institutions can optimize production methods, reduce costs and increase product quality by entering the field. This is the path we have to pursue seriously.

The vice president, referring to the executive structure of the cooperation, said: “The secretariat attended by representatives of the Scientific Department, the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad and the University of Tehran. Technological And support activists Technology Follow up. The secretariat will be responsible for coordinating with other universities, provincial institutions, as well as the removal of institutional and legal barriers.

Afshin, emphasizing that universities should be a pioneer in the realization of the technology -driven agricultural industry, adding that professors and students should be able to be present alongside farmland, fish farms, livestock or greenhouses and convert technology into real projects. It is also a cultural change that can turn agriculture into a leading industry in accepting innovation.

At the end, he appreciated the accompaniment of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad and the University of Tehran: “In our scientific deputy, we adhere to our inherent duties in supporting startup technologies, developing knowledge -based companies and supporting innovation, but this time to increase the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad and universities.”