Iran moves to export agricultural know-how to global markets

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Tehran – Iran's Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) is pushing to commercialize the country's scientific, technological, and genetic assets, turning research breakthroughs into joint ventures, investment deals, and exports of specialized agricultural services and expertise. The initiative aims to take homegrown agricultural science beyond domestic borders, tapping into regional and international markets to generate economic value, attract foreign investmen

Aug 22 202612:08

Iran ramps up agricultural diplomacy targeting neighbors, Africa, East Asia

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Tehran – Iran is doubling down on its agricultural diplomacy, rolling out a coordinated strategy to deepen economic ties with neighboring countries and expand its footprint into African and East Asian markets, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday. Mohammad Reza Nazeri, Director General of the Economic Coordination Office at the Foreign Ministry's Diplomatic Affairs Department, lauded the Ministry of Agriculture for its proactive approach to forging agricultural partnerships wi

Aug 18 202611:04

Drafting action plan begins for 6 national strategies to curb agricultural water crisis

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Tehran - The Deputy for Planning and Economics of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO or TAT in Persian) announced the beginning of developing operational action plans for the 6 strategies communicated by the Ministry of Agriculture to manage water imbalance, and said The first draft of these plans, with the participation of specialized deputies, researchers, and relevant experts, will be ready for presentation within the next month. According to a Sunday rep

Jul 26 202612:13

Iran launches 500 demonstration rice farms to boost productivity, self-sufficiency

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Amol – Iran has launched a major program to establish 500 demonstration rice farms in the northern provinces of Mazandaran and Gilan, aiming to increase productivity, improve knowledge transfer to smallholder farmers, and raise the country's rice self-sufficiency to 90 percent, a senior agriculture official said. Speaking during a visit to rice research fields at the Rice Research Institute in Amol, Gholamreza Golmohammadi, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and President of the Agricultural

Jul 26 202611:57

National saffron initiative drives innovation value addition in Iran

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Tehran – Iran's Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) has completed the first phase of a five-year national saffron initiative, delivering new technologies and research aimed at boosting productivity and value addition across the country's saffron industry. Saeed Zarif-Neshat, head of the Khorasan Razavi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, said the project, implemented from 2020 to 2025, focused on improving saffron quality, inc

Jul 25 202611:07

Iranian researchers increase wheat yields by 25 percent with Plasma Tech

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Tehran – Iranian researchers have achieved a 25% increase in wheat yields by combining plasma technology with optimized crop nutrition, marking a significant step toward more sustainable and knowledge-based agricultural production. The breakthrough, announced by the Qom Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, increased the yield of the Torabi wheat variety from around 6 tons to nearly 7.5 tons per hectare. According to the center's director, plasma technology

Jul 21 202613:01

Iran unveils climate-resilient soybean variety for mechanized farming

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Tehran - Iran has introduced a new soybean variety, Arta (SOY-401-3), designed to boost productivity through enhanced environmental stress tolerance and efficient mechanized harvesting, following official approval by the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO). Developed by Iranian plant breeders, Arta combines drought tolerance, resistance to pod shattering, optimal leaf drop at maturity, and a favorable pod height, improving harvest efficiency while reducing crop

Jul 18 202612:37

Iran launches national agricultural innovation ecosystem to drive agri-tech growth

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Tehran – Iran has launched a National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Ecosystem to accelerate the commercialization of agricultural research, foster innovation, and strengthen links between science, industry, and the marketplace. The initiative, established by the Agricultural Engineering Research Institute under the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), was unveiled during a ceremony marking National Information Technology Day. The event also featu

Jul 14 202610:39

Iranian researchers highlight gene editing as next-generation agricultural tech

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Terhan – Iranian agricultural scientists have underscored the potential of gene-editing technology as a new generation of crop improvement, saying it could play a vital role in strengthening global food security and helping meet the nutritional needs of a world population expected to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050. Gholamreza Salehi, Deputy for Research at the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), said modern gene-editing techniques are gradually replacing

Jul 7 202608:04

Iranian scientists to unveil 40 hybrid seed varieties in 2026

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Tehran – Iranian scientists are set to introduce 40 new hybrid seed varieties this year, reflecting growing cooperation between the government and the private sector to advance agricultural innovation and strengthen domestic seed production. Gholam-Mohammadi, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), said the organization is committed to supporting private companies and knowledge-based enterprises in developing sol

Jun 28 202612:14