Iran deploys over 1,800 tech-based products in agriculture since 2022: AREEO

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Tehran - Iran has brought 1,862 technology-based products into agricultural production since 2022, benefiting more than 122,000 farmers and other agricultural producers, a senior agricultural official says. Abolfazl Faraji, deputy head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) and head of its Agricultural Education and Extension Institute, said the initiative aims to accelerate the transfer of innovations developed by knowledge-based and technology companies to

Oct 22 202609:34

Smart monitoring systems help stabilize Iran’s agricultural markets, Minister says

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Karaj, Iran – Iran has curbed seasonal market fluctuations and improved the stability of essential food supplies through smart monitoring systems, more accurate production data and the implementation of a national cropping pattern, Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri said. Speaking on Saturday at a ceremony marking the start of the new agricultural year at the Seed and Plant Improvement Research Institute in Karaj, Nouri credited science-based policymaking and technological advances wi

Oct 10 202619:13

AREEO chief outlines date palm pest, disease management project

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Tehran - The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Head of the Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization (AREEO) stressed the need for preventive approaches and early detection in managing date palm pests and diseases, saying the project employs AI-assisted monitoring, traps, and plant-based compounds while reducing pesticide use in model orchards. Gholamreza Golmohammadi stated that the project is implemented by AREEO with the Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection as

Oct 6 202611:39

Iran, China pursue smart agriculture investment

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Mashhad — Iran’s Khorasan Razavi northeastern province and Chinese partners are working to develop joint investment in smart agriculture, with a focus on artificial intelligence, precision farming, technology transfer and value-chain development, a provincial official said. Gholam-Hossein Mozaffari, the head of the Khorasan Razavi Agricultural Organization, said cooperation plans cover AI-based farm management, precision irrigation, greenhouse automation and smart livestock mechani

Sep 28 202608:53

Tabriz University develops smart robots to slash agricultural pesticide use

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East Azarbaijan - Researchers at the University of Tabriz have developed a series of smart spot-spraying robots capable of detecting weeds with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine vision and applying pesticides only where needed, potentially cutting pesticide use by up to 95 percent. Hossein Behfar, a faculty member of the university’s Biosystems Engineering Department, said the technology was developed following 18 years of research by the department’s researchers. The robo

Sep 20 202607:08

Young Iranian innovator wins gold at AI-JAM US 2026

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TEHRAN – A young Iranian innovator from Kurdistan province has won a gold medal at a global artificial intelligence invention competition in the United States for developing an AI-powered portable system capable of monitoring hydroclimatic and environmental conditions. The Sanandaj-based technology team, led by Arian Salavati, an inventor and young talent working with the Kurdistan Province Department General of Natural Resources and Watershed Management, received the prestigious gold me

Sep 13 202612:14

Iran stepping up use of AI to modernize agriculture: Minister

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Tehran — Iran is accelerating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve agricultural data management and decision-making, with applications already being deployed in areas such as fisheries, smart irrigation and crop-pattern planning, the agriculture minister said. In an interview with the state TV, Gholamreza Nouri said the Ministry of Agriculture is completing its digital systems and using AI to refine, integrate and manage agricultural data and statistics. “Effective

Sep 2 202612:00

China builds world’s first custom plant immunity system for epidemic response

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Beijing - Chinese scientists have created an AI-guided platform to engineer custom plant immune receptors to rapidly combat emerging diseases that threaten plants, including commercial crops vulnerable to devastating outbreaks. Their programmable synthetic immune receptors can be introduced into plants to help them detect proteins made by specific bacteria, viruses and fungi, triggering an immune response to neutralise the threat, according to the team. By leveraging protein design guided by

Aug 24 202612:38

FAO to host Global Smart Farming Conference on sustainable agrifood systems

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Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will host the Global Conference on Smart Farming Leveraging Data and Technology for Sustainable Agrifood Systems from July 1–3, 2026, bringing together policymakers, researchers, farmers, development partners, civil society organizations, and private-sector representatives from around the world. The three-day conference will showcase practical innovations and emerging technologies aimed at improving agricultur

Jun 20 202613:12

AI makes operational debut on Iranian farms under AREEO leadership

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Ardabil – In a landmark move for the country's agricultural sector, Iran has officially begun the operational integration of artificial intelligence and smart farming technologies into its fields, led by the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO). During a provincial visit to Ardabil, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Head of AREEO, Gholamreza Golmohammadi, oversaw the signing of the organization's first-ever technology transfer agreement in the field of

May 15 202619:34