Evaluation of challenges and strategies for the development of oilseeds and problems of oil self-sufficiency in Iran

Oilseed production plays an important role in saving the currency, accelerating the process of economic development, security and food independence of the country. According to official reports, the country's annual crude oil demand is ۱.۵ million tons, but studies indicate that this amount has increased to ۱.۹ million tons in recent years with increasing capacity and market demand. There are three ways to meet the country's oil needs. The first is oil production from oilseeds, which is met from ۳ million tons of oilseeds and ۶۰۰,۰۰۰ tons of crude oil. The second method is direct import of crude oil. For example, ۵۱۰,۰۰۰ tons of palm oil, ۵۰۰,۰۰۰ tons of sunflower oil and ۱۰۰,۰۰۰ to ۲۰۰,۰۰۰ tons of soybean oil are imported annually. The last method is to obtain oil from domestically grown oilseeds. In ۱۹۹۹, ۲۷۰,۰۰۰ tons of rapeseed, ۱۱۰,۰۰۰ tons of rapeseed oil and ۵۰,۰۰۰ tons of soybean, ۱۰,۰۰۰ tons of soybean oil were obtained, and the total production of oil from domestically grown oilseeds reaches ۱۲۰,۰۰۰ tons. This means that of the ۱,۹۰۰,۰۰۰ tons of domestic demand, only the production of ۱۲۰,۰۰۰ tons is fully domestic. Annually, more than ۳۰% of foreign exchange is spent on basic oilseed commodities and their extraction. Thus, in ۲۰۲۰, the value of imports of oilseeds, oil and flour amounted to ۲.۱۹۳ million dollars, which is equivalent to ۹۲۱۰ billion tomans in the currency of ۴۲۰۰ tomans. Therefore, the production of oilseeds plays an important role in saving the currency, accelerating the process of economic development, security and food independence of the country.

کلیدواژه ها:

Oilseeds ، Agricultural products ، Human food sources ، Oil self-sufficiency