Iran’s West Azarbaijan province doubles agricultural exports in Q1

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Tehran – Iran's West Azarbaijan province, situated in the northwest of Iran, doubled its agricultural exports in the first quarter of the current Iranian year, shipping 516,000 metric tons of products through its customs terminals, a provincial official announced. Mohammadreza Asghari, head of the West Azarbaijan Agricultural Organization, said agricultural imports also increased ninefold to 611,000 tons, reinforcing the province's strategic role in regional agricultural trade. Meanwhile

Jul 12 202609:00

Iran begins early-date harvest in southern Kerman

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Tehran – Iran has begun harvesting its early-season dates in the southern Kerman region, with production expected to reach 1,000 metric tons this year. Faroud Salari, head of the Agricultural Organization of Southern Kerman, said the harvest of the Al-Mehtari and Negar varieties is underway across 210 hectares of date palm orchards. "The harvest began in late June and will continue through early October as mid- and late-season varieties ripen." With more than 37,000 hectares of date

Jun 26 202612:06

Fars emerges as major export hub for horticultural products

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Fars – Southern Fars Province, Iran’s second-largest producer of horticultural products, exports a diverse range of agricultural commodities to nine regional countries, according to local agricultural authorities. Ahad Behjat-Haghighi, head of the Fars Agricultural Organization, said the province’s favorable climate, vast agricultural lands, and long-standing horticultural expertise have positioned it among Iran’s leading agricultural centers. He noted that key export

Jun 14 202618:46

Over 2,300 tons of lemons, dates exported from south to neighboring countries

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Jahrom – More than 1,500 tons of Lisbon lemons and 800 tons of dates have been exported from Jahrom County in Fars Province over the past month, according to the local director of Agriculture Department. Sajjad Ghana'atiyan underscored the importance of protecting farmers' livelihoods and noted the continued export of agricultural products, with priority given to Lisbon lemons and dates preserved in cold storage. Despite challenging regional conditions, the shipments have been sent to

Jun 2 202609:44

Andimeshk exports 70,000 tons of agri products to 14 intl markets

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Tehran – Iran’s agricultural hub of Andimeshk, in the southern province Khuzestan, exported 70,000 tons of agricultural products to 14 countries during the current crop year, a local agricultural official announced. Mohammad Jafar Afarin, head of Andimeshk’s Agriculture Department, said more than 7,000 export consignments were shipped to key international markets, including Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Armenia, and Kazakhstan. The exported products

May 31 202610:08

AREEO research institute achieves breakthrough in Banana tissue culture

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Tehran – Researchers at the Date Palm and Tropical Fruits Research Institute, part of AREEO, have successfully produced tissue-cultured seedlings of the globally popular Grand Nain (G9) banana variety under greenhouse conditions. Boroujerdnia, a faculty member at the institute, led the effort. Evaluations of the seedlings reveal uniform growth, excellent performance, and robust health—marking a major step toward providing disease-free, uniform, and high-yield planting material for

May 24 202613:03

New Iranian device has made date palm propagation more cost-effective

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Kerman – The head of the Kerman Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center has unveiled a pioneering device designed to cut date palm offshoots, promising to transform traditional propagation methods. According to Mr. Zohdi, the device was developed by Mohammad Javad Assari, a faculty member of the center’s Plant Protection Research Department. “Drawing on his technical expertise, Assari has created a tool that revolutionizes the separation of palm off

May 10 202612:41

Iran advancing sustainable development via water, soil projects, deputy minister says

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Tehran – The Deputy Minister of Water and Soil at the Ministry of Agriculture underscored the critical need for water and soil projects to ensure national food security, saying that these infrastructure initiatives not only preserve essential resources but also drive sustainable development amid the country’s current conditions. Speaking at the second meeting of the Deputy Ministry’s Board of Directors this year, Safdar Niazi Shahraki said, "The execution of water and soil pr

Apr 19 202611:05

Date palm pollination covers 20,000 ha across Hormozgan

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Hormozgan – Date palm pollination has been completed on 20,000 hectares across southern Hormozgan Province as the region moves toward an anticipated harvest of 200,000 tons of dates this year, a senior horticulture official announced. Mohammad Reza Sheikhzadeh, director of horticulture at the province's Agricultural Organization, said the use of high-quality pollen at optimal timing significantly improves both fruit quality and yield, directly benefiting farmers' incomes. With tota

Mar 31 202600:13

Iran moves to preserve date palm genetic resources: Report

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Ahvaz – The Date Palm and Tropical Fruits Research Institute, affiliated to the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), in Ahvaz, Khuzestan province, has successfully completed a critical phase of work on its date palm germplasm collection in the southern city. According to a report carried by the official website of the Agriculture Ministry, the project, which involved detailed mapping and staking of the collection area, marks a key step in a national progra

Mar 13 202611:11