Financial Tribune - Rice cultivation is only permitted in the two northern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran and will be gradually banned in other Iranian provinces over the next three years, as per the directive newly approved by the government and communicated to related bodies after it was approved by the Committee for Adaptability to Water Shortage....

IRNA- Azmighan is located 37 kilometres northeast of Tabas County, South Khorasan province. Farmers in this arid area produce about 90 tonnes of rice each time. The majority of the rice harvested in Azmighan is used by the villagers.