Iran annual Pistachio exports fetch over 1 billion dollars official says

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Iran annual Pistachio exports fetch over $1b, official says Iran exports over $1 billion worth of pistachios annually,according to an official with the Agriculture Ministry. “Over 500,000 hectares of thecountry’s orchards are under pistachio cultivation,” Mohammad-Mehdi Boroumandi,the country’s deputy agriculture minister for horticulture affairs, said onMonday. Pistachio orchards, which account for 20% of Iran’s totalnumber of orchards, are mainly located in the p

Oct 4 202310:19

Iran says ready to expand fishery cooperation with Russia, African nations

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Iran says ready to expand fishery cooperation with Russia,African nations Iran’s deputy minister of agriculture said the country wasready to boost its cooperation with the neighboring states, including Russia,and African nations in the field of fisheries. Iran and Russia have the potential to improve theircooperation in the field of fisheries, Seyed Hossein Hosseini said in a meetingwith the Russian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Head of the Federal Agencyfor Fishery Ilya Shestakov in

Oct 3 202320:05

Iran exports over 3m tons of agricultural products in 5 months

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Iran exports over 3m tons of agricultural products in 5months Iran exported 3.053 million tons of agricultural products inthe first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August22), an official with the Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iransaid. The value of Iran’s exports of agricultural and foodstuffproducts increased by 19 percent in the mentioned period, also registering athree percent rise in terms of weight, according to Ruhollah Latifi. As reported

Sep 5 202318:07

Iran studying plans for extraterritorial cultivation in Iraq

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Iran studying plans for extraterritorial cultivation inIraq In central and southern Iraq, where agriculture dependsmainly on irrigation from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, mixed farmingsystems are predominant. Dates are a major cash and food crop with fruit treesinterplanted in date palm orchards. Vegetables, mainly tomatoes and potatoes, are importantirrigated crops. Livestock raising is extensively practiced and inlandfisheries and backyard poultry raising are valuable as a source of protein

Aug 2 202319:05

Sistan-Baluchestan province produces 50,000 tons of garden products, exports pistachio and date

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Sistan-Baluchestan province produces 50,000 tons of gardenproducts, exports pistachio and date As announced by a provincial official, 50,000 tons of gardenand greenhouse products have been produced in Sistan-Baluchestan province, inthe southeast of Iran, since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year(March 21). Ardeshir Shahraki, an official with the province’sAgriculture Department, named pistachio, date, tomato, and eggplant as themajor products exported from the province, Tehr

Jun 12 202305:39

Iran is world 2nd largest dates producer: Businessman

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Iranis world's 2nd largest dates producer BusinessmanTehran, IRNA – The chairman of the National Date Associationof Iran has said that the country is currently the second largest producer ofdates in the world. Mohsen Rashid Farrokhi told reporters at a press conferenceheld in Tehran on Monday that dates export can add some $1 billion to Iran'shard currency revenues. According to the official, exports of dates generated some$400 million for Iran in the previous Iranian year (ending on Marc

Jun 3 202316:04

Watermelon tops Iran list of agrifood exports

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Iran exported 801,130 tons of agricultural and food productsworth $438.6 million in the first month of the current Iranian year (March21-April 20), new data released by the Agriculture Ministry show.The figures indicate a decline of 19.48% in tonnage, but arise of 2.81% in value compared with last year's corresponding period.Watermelon topped the list of exports in terms of value with$46.54 million, followed by tomato worth $49.78 million, milk powder worth$30.03 million, eggs worth $26.55 milli

May 18 202311:23

FAO takes steps to curb Red Palm Weevil in Iran

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) has taken positive step towards curbing the spread of red palm weevil(RPW), a highly destructive transboundary pest that can cause serious damage todate palm trees, leading to the death of the infested trees.The outbreak and uncontrolled spread of the RPW pose asignificant threat to the country's date palm trees industry and the livelihoodof farmers who depend on it for income.The FAO's recent response to the governmental request t

Apr 30 202314:28

Iran date exports fetch 400m dollars in 1 year

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Iran date exports fetch $400m in 1 year A total of $400 million worth of dates were exported fromIran in the previous Iranian year (ended on March 20), according to the deputyagriculture minister for horticulture affairs.“With 1.4 million tons of annualproduction, Iran is among the top three producers of dates in the world,”Mohammad-Mehdi Boroumand said. The value of last year’s exports stood at $400 million, headded. Egypt and Saudi Arabia are Iran’s major rivals in the

Apr 3 202313:28

China receives first ever shipment of Iranian oranges

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The first batch of fresh citrus fruit from Iran arrived inShanghai by air on March 17.The consignment of 1,780 kilograms was received at PudongInternational Airport and consisted mainly of navel oranges.The shipment was promptly cleared by airport customsofficials and the consignment was released the following day. The wholeprocedure took less than 15 hours, allowing the freshness of the imported fruitto be maintained. The citrus was subsequently distributed to the designatedvenues for its retai

Mar 25 202311:42