Final UN report records reactivation of plans for seven agro-industrial units

The final UN report stated that about 18 percent of required farm machinery for resettled farmers had been supplied. Provision of remaining tractors and implements was planned through 1999, subject to...

The final UN report stated that more than three million date palms and 5,000 hectares of orchards had been destroyed. About 15–20 percent had been replanted, illustrating the long recovery needed...

The final UN report described about 40 percent reconstruction of damaged farm-support buildings covering roughly 63,000 square metres. Remaining work was scheduled for completion by 1999.

The final UN report described Haft Tappeh sugar production restored to about 80 percent of its installed capacity of 100,000 tonnes per year. Recovery of agro-industry complemented land and irrigation...

The final UN report described Karun sugar production reaching about 20 percent of its 250,000-tonne annual capacity. It contrasted this limited recovery with stronger recovery at Haft Tappeh.

The UN team could not ascertain rehabilitation progress for about 130,000 hectares of forest, 753,000 hectares of pasture and fisheries damage because data were unavailable. The final report preserved...

The final UN report identified loss of topsoil, compaction and flooding as harmful effects on agricultural soil fertility. Restoring land therefore required more than clearing debris or replacing...

The final UN report linked waterlogging and salinity to saline-water intrusion, altered river flows and interrupted drainage installation. These problems complicated agricultural rehabilitation...

The final UN report relayed Iranian claims of toxic soil and water contamination and called for comprehensive studies. It also warned that unidentified minefields could delay recovery of about 20...

The final UN report identified limited foreign exchange for equipment, parts and materials, plus shortages of skilled personnel and support facilities, as major constraints on completing...