News ID: 4406
Publish Date:16 August 2018 - 10:33
Rice harvest season in northern Iran
TEHRAN (basirat) :With more than half of summer already passed, farmers in the northern province of Gilan have started harvesting rice from the paddy fields.

Rice harvest season in northern Iran

Planting season begins in mid-spring when the weather gets warm in the region. Rice seeds are first planted close together in one flooded paddy and grows into seedlings that will be transplanted into paddy fields.
The province with 238,000 hectares of paddy fields ranks first in rice production nationwide.