Fruit distribution for Nowruz to begin March 10th, official says

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Tehran – The Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iran has announced that the distribution of fruit for the Persian New Year (Nowruz) will commence on March 10th. According to officials, strategic reserves of essential items such as potatoes, onions, and tomatoes are in favorable condition, with market interventions planned should any shortages arise. Mohammad Reza Tala'i, Managing Director of the organization, reported that fruit stockpiling has more than tripled compared to

Mar 8 202623:22

Iran produces 30m quality-controlled fruit saplings, official says

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Tehran - Iran’s licensed nurseries have produced 30 million fruit saplings this year, all under technical and quality supervision, the deputy head of the Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Research Institute said. “The output spans pome and stone fruits, nut trees, small fruits, citrus, and tropical and subtropical species. Saplings are marketed under two quality categories fully certified stock and identity-labeled saplings based on producer self-declaration,” Abd

Feb 23 202610:11

Iran’s date exports rise 25 percent in 2024

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Tehran - Iran’s exports of fresh and dried dates increased by 25 percent in value in 2024, generating more than $213 million in foreign currency earnings, according to trade data. Based on figures reported by the International Trade Centre (ITC), Iran exported 332,346 tons of dates in 2024, worth $213.049 million. The average export price stood at $641 per ton during the year. The 2024 export value marks a 25 percent increase compared with the previous year, reflecting stronger dema

Feb 17 202608:19

Iran registers native Najdi sheep in Khuzestan to protect genetic resources

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Khuzestan - Iran has launched a program in the southwestern Khuzestan Province to monitor and nationally register the indigenous Najdi sheep, locally known as Oveisi, in a move to safeguard the country’s livestock genetic resources. Bahareh Taheri Dezfuli, project lead at the Khuzestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, said the initiative is being implemented under national livestock legislation requiring the identification, conservation, and genetic improvement of nati

Feb 15 202608:35

Iran reports major rise in agricultural exports from east

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South Khorasan – The director of the Agriculture Office of Sarbisheh County announced a significant increase in the volume of agricultural exports, imports, and transit shipments through the Mahirud border crossing in South Khorasan Province, situated in the eastern region of Iran. Mr. Mohmmadi said that, based on official statistics, approximately 49,000 tons of agricultural products were exported to Afghanistan during the year 1404 (Iranian calendar), with a total value exceeding 1,000

Feb 8 202612:02

More irrigation systems needed to boost productivity, Bushehr governor says

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Bushehr - The governor of the southern Bushehr Province has called for the rapid completion of the modern irrigation project for date palm plantations, emphasizing the need to allocate sufficient funding. In a meeting with the Deputy Minister for Water and Soil at the Ministry of Agriculture, the governor said modern irrigation systems are critical to ensuring sustainable water resources, increasing efficiency, and boosting productivity across the province’s date sector. Bushehr ranks

Jan 30 202610:33

Over 13,500 tons of agricultural produce exported from Abadan in March, December: Official

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Abadan - The director of the Agriculture Department in Abadan city, Khuzestan Province, has announced that 13,848 tons of agricultural products were exported from the city’s ports over the first nine months of the current year. In a recent interview with IRNA, Naji Shahibzadeh said the main exported items included straw, pulses, onions, dates, and dried fruits, all shipped to countries in the Persian Gulf region. Shahibzadeh emphasized that all exports were carried out in compliance wi

Jan 16 202611:59

Iran, Mauritania discuss ways to expand agricultural ties

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Tehran - Iran’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Crop Affairs and the Mauritanian ambassador to Iran explored ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in agriculture. The talks focused on potential collaboration in seeds, vegetables and horticulture, rice, date palm tissue culture and nurseries, agricultural machinery, overseas farming, greenhouse development, and the exchange of expertise in phosphate fertilizers. The Mauritanian envoy also highlighted his country’s agricultur

Dec 27 202511:00

Iran’s farmed shrimp output rises by 37 percent

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Tehran- Iran’s farmed shrimp production has risen by 37 percent so far in the current Iranian calendar year (ends in late March 2026) compared to the same period last year, surpassing 50,000 tons, according to the Iran Fisheries Organization. Mehrdad Mohammadi-Doost, Director General of the Office of Shrimp and Brackish Water Aquatics at the organization, said the total area under shrimp cultivation nationwide has reached 17,890 hectares this year. “Harvesting has so far been com

Dec 26 202511:22

Modern tech, mechanization to revolutionize Iran’s fishery sector: Official

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Tehran — The Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) has identified the adoption of modern scientific knowledge and mechanization as the central pillars of its future development plans, according to a senior official. Rajabali Ghorbanzadeh, Director General for the Office of the President, Public Relations, and International Affairs at the IFO, said that sustainable growth in aquaculture production is unattainable without embracing up-to-date science, innovation, and their systematic applicati

Dec 15 202511:44