In the presence of the Deputy Minister of Jihad- Agriculture, breeding and registration of 97 strains of Iranian bees, single-humped camel genome selection kit, mass production technology of minnows and tomato whiteflies, and the portal of the National Center for Agricultural Genetics were unveiled.

In this ceremony, Abbas Keshavarz, Deputy Minister of Jihad-Agriculture, stated that the scientific community does not pay enough attention to the country's genetic resources, and added that:

For about 4 years, wheat called camel teeth has been common in Europe and America, which has been common in Khorasan for the past 70 years.

He said that the most important economic threat is the food threat, and added that: With the good measures taken by the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture in the field of food production and supply, more than 75% of the main food sources of the country were provided, which is a very good achievement.

At the ceremony, Eskand Zand, Advisor to the Minister and National Authority of the Convention on Biological Diversity, stated that: Biodiversity has a wide range and starts from genes and continues to the ecosystem, which is divided into three categories: ecosystem diversity, species diversity and gene diversity.

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

Translated by: F.KH