Referring to the importance of the development for the agricultural sector in the country with the help of the private sector, Ruhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi, the vice president of science, technology and knowledge-based economy, said: the industry is one of the mother and important industries in the country, and the vice presidency of science, in the new era, follows the penetration of technology and innovation in this field seriously.

He added: In the meantime, we should note that the government has little capacity to attract all the graduates and create government jobs, so graduates of the field should try to create jobs for themselves.

The vice president of science, technology and knowledge-based economy, emphasizing that the youth of our country should not only think about getting a university degree and government employment, added: In the current situation, only a very small percentage of the large volume of agricultural graduates have been occupied in the government; Therefore, according to the existing capacity in the country, they should think about creating and running a business in the field of agriculture for themselves.

Dehghani Firouzabadi pointed out that the interest of students in fields such as agriculture has decreased and added: This is because they requires scientific literacy in addition to practical and research work, and proper training.

He believes that agriculture is one of the areas where you can create a suitable and profitable business with a small capital. Certainly, one of the fields that will be seriously supported by the vice presidency of science and technology in the new management period is the field of agriculture and food security.

The entry of the world's biggest investors into the field of agriculture

Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy continued: Currently, many of the world's biggest investors, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, have gone to buy agricultural land. They have realized that the future of the world will be determined in the field of agriculture and food security.

He said: "Definitely, in the new management period in the vice presidency of science and technology, one of the areas that will be seriously supported and more investment and work will be done on it is the field of agriculture and food security, including the creation of innovations, and the technologies related to the field of water saving, soil conservation and environmental health.

According to Dehghani Firouzabadi, the vice president of science, technology and knowledge-based economy considers it his duty to provide young startup teams, mentors and young innovators, and knowledge bases specializing in the agricultural field. They are focused on the real needs of the agricultural field, considering the climatic condition of our country, which is considered a dry region, and needs serious support.

He also stated: All the technological productions of our elites, knowledge-based companies and technologists in different fields, especially the fields of agriculture and even the environment, including waste, soil salinity, water and air pollution, agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry and poultry, fish, bees, forestry and pastures that create value, will definitely not stay on the earth.

Supporting the creation of real added value

Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy added: If a knowledge-based company or startup complex creates real and practical value in any part of the agricultural field, it will be supported.

He considered one of the main duties by the vice presidency of science and technology, apart from other important measures such as supporting facilities, which he believes should be given more attention from now on, to create more coordination between institutions.

Dehghani Firouzabadi stressed that the vice presidency of science and other institutions related to the field of agriculture and the environment must coordinate with each other, and said: agricultural and environmental funds should cooperate and synergize with the funds for the vice presidency of science, create rules. They should also take into account the upstream laws and solving the problems of knowledge-based and technological companies.

The vice president of science, technology and knowledge-based economy called the issue of financing technologists and innovators in the field of agriculture very important and emphasized on the support of facilities for knowledge-based companies in the field of agriculture and environment with the coordination of the country's banking system.

Communication and Information Center in the Vice Presidency of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy