Iranian Knowledge-Based Firm Produces Seeds to Meet Domestic Needs

According to the website of Iran’s Vice Presidency for Science and Technology,  Alireza Sobhani, the managing director of an Iranian knowledge-based company, said that his company is a producer of modified seeds.

 “This company has produced the first modified melon seeds in the country and currently has an official and exclusive license issued by the Institute of Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute to produce modified melon seeds of Khatouni and Darghazi variants,” Sobhani said.

He said that in addition to melon seeds, his knowledge-based company produces different types of other modified seeds such as onions, greenfinch, green beans, watermelon, nuts, and sweet corn.

He pointed to better performance and quality, being reasonably priced, offering after-sale counselling and services as some of the advantages of his company's products as compared to imported equivalents.

He also pointed to “Favorable fruit quality, networking, suitable color, uniformity and marketability” as some other features of his company's knowledge-based products.

Referring to sales agents and the representatives that the country has across the country, Sobhani said that his company has been able to obtain a good share of the seeds market.

The managing director emphasized that the vice presidency’s support and finance leads to the growth of knowledge-based and creative companies.

“The support of the vice-presidency prevents the entry of foreign seeds, prevents production of unauthorized and fake seeds and provides the knowledge-based companies with finances and loans to distribute seeds among farmers to help the growth of the overall knowledge-based economy in the country,” Sobhani concluded.

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