IRAN: GILAN EXPANDS COLZA LANDS. From: IPR Strategic Business Information Database | Date: January 13, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Info-Prod (Middle East) Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

According to "Tehran Times", the area covered by colza (Brassica napus) in the northern province of Gilan was extended up by 150%. This year, colza was cultivated in more than 2000 hectares of land in Gilan. Farmers expect to collect about 600 tons of the oil yielding plants by this spring. Totally, some 400,000 ha of land in Gilan is covered by colza plants. In order to increase the efficiency of the farmlands, the agricultural jihad organization of Gilan has suggested the farmers...