According to the information center of the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture, quoted by IRNA, Ali Akbar Moayyedi, deputy director of agricultural research and promotion organization and head of the institute of agricultural education and promotion, speaking with IANA reporter about educational and promotional measures taken to combat corona in the agricultural community told: National working group on prevention of Corona in rural and tribal society of the country has been launched at the institute for agricultural education and promotion. He then continued that: This working group has been formed in coordination with the Ministry of Health and other relevant guidance agencies to provide content, information, guidance of expert promoters to provide successful extension guidelines to farmers.

 The president of the institute for agricultural education and promotion continued: In the current situation, despite the spread of the Corona virus, farmers provide food security for the country and should not be compromised, and the farmers should feel safe in order to be able to be productive. Consumers must also have full confidence in the product for use.

 Moayyedi after rreferring to the fact that the working group has so far provided 26 specific guidelines and recommendations in different disciplines such as agricultural promoters and agricultural workers, added that: guidelines and recommendations were prepared in various areas including horticulture, agriculture, aquaculture, ranchers, agricultural machinery drivers and their families, rural and tribal women and youth, natural resource users, rural and nominee tourists, villagers, rural Islamic councils and food consumers.

He also mentioned that agricultural education and promotion messenger system was launched to deliver fast, timely educational, promotional and technical messaging services to 10 thousand agricultural promoters and experts across the country.

Source of the news: Public relations of the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture

Translated by: F.KH