Tehran, IRNA – Iran imported 47% less sugar during the first 11 months of the last Iranian calendar year (beginning on March 21, 2023) compared to the year before.
The photo series published on May 8, 2023 depict Iranian farmers harvesting sugarcane in a traditional manner in southwestern province of Khuzestan. The farms belong to Haft Teppeh Sugarcane Agro-industrial Company which owns some 5,000 hectares of lands cultivated to produce sugarcane. (IRNA photos/Ali Moaref)