Azerbaijan among main importers of Iran's greenhouse products

Iran exports more than 90% of its greenhouse products, the head of the National Greenhouse Builders Association Abdolrahman Hosseinifard said, Report informs via foreign media.

“Our main importers are Qatar, Oman, UAE, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and other countries that are members of the Eurasian Economic Union,” Hosseinifard said.

“Currently, there are greenhouses with a total area of 23,000 hectares in 31 provinces of Iran. Until a few years ago, a small number of crops such as cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers and some ornamental plants were cultivated in our greenhouses. But now we grow different types of vegetables, flowers, trees and plants, fruits, seedlings, seeds, medicinal plants and even fodder.”