FAO to award GIAHS certificate to Traditional Garden of Qazvin

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FAO to award GIAHS certificate to Traditional Garden ofQazvin The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) is set to award the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems(GIAHS) certificate to Traditional Garden of Qazvin with an area of twothousand- and 600-hectares surrounding East, West and South of the northwesternQazvin province. “GIAS is the living heritage of theworld and our ancestors have passed this heritage to the next generations andwe have a duty to pr

Sep 19 202311:43

FAO calls for global action to combat dust storms at intl. conference in Tehran

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FAO calls for global action to combat dust storms at intl.conference in TehranTo tackle the rising issue of sand and dust storms (SDS),which affect over 150 countries across the world, coordinated global effortsare crucial, said AbdulHakim Elwaer, FAO Assistant Director-General andRegional Representative for the Near East and North Africa at the InternationalConference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms in Tehran.Held on 9-10 September 2023, the Conference was organized bythe Iranian Department o

Sep 19 202311:41

Fishery exports increase 32 percent in 5 months on year

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Fishery exports increase 32% in 5 months on year The value of Iran’s fishery export has risen 32 percent inthe first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21),compared to the same period of time in the past year.According to Abbas Mokhtari, the director general of theAgriculture Ministry’s Office of Quality Improvement, Processing, and AquaticMarket Development, some 83,000 tons of fisheries and aquaculture productsworth $140 million were exported during the

Sep 18 202311:43

Iran Agriculture Ministry, FAO explore ways to enhance dryland agriculture productivity

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Iran Agriculture Ministry, FAO explore ways to enhancedryland agriculture productivity The Iranian Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with theFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held the first national conference on“Enhancing Productivity in Dryland Projects” to discuss achievements onboosting productivity and unlocking the potential of dryland agriculture inIran. The conference was held in the Iranian capital Tehran onSept. 2-3 by the Agronomy Department of the Ministry of

Sep 6 202319:56

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 annual fishery export stands at 605 million dollars

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Iran annual fishery export stands at605 million dollars The value ofIran’s fishery export stood at $605 million in the past Iranian calendar year1401 (ended on March 20), the head of Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) HosseinHosseini announced.“Last year,181,000 tons of fishery products valued $605 million were exported,” Hosseinisaid on Sunday on the occasion of Government Week (August 24-30). Iran'saquaculture industry is on the wave of progress and has world ranks in thepro

Sep 4 202315:30

FAO and Razi Institute to enhance pharmaceutical cooperation

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FAO, Razi Institute to enhance pharmaceutical cooperation The representative ad interim of the Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations (FAO) to Iran and the general director ofRazi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute held talks in Tehran with a focus onthe expansion of cooperation in the pharmaceutical sector, especially theproduction of medicines and vaccines.Yubak Dhoj G C and Ali Es-haghi met in late July in theIranian capital, according to the public relations office of the i

Aug 8 202317:44

Iran and FAO agree to expand cooperation on plant protection

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Iran, FAO agree to expand cooperation on plantprotection Iran’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture Seyed Mojtaba KhayyamNekouei and Yuak Dhoj G C, the FAO representative ad interim to Iran, discussedways to improve cooperation in the field of plant protection. A technical cooperation program (TCP) between the Food andAgriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry ofAgriculture needs to be launched with the aim of boosting cooperation in thearea of plant protection, Khayy

Aug 5 202314:35

Iran, FAO launch technical cooperation program on Pistachio cultivation

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A technical cooperation program (TCP) between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture was launched with the aim of increasing the productivity of pistachio across the country. Funded by FAO, the joint project is designed to organize and standardize the complete chain of production up to the supply of Iran’s pistachio products. The document was inked on Sunday in the presence of Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Mohammad Ali Nik

Jul 26 202309:46

Minister hails FAO decision to award GIAHS certificate to Estahban fig orchards

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padding0cm;">Minister hails FAO decision toaward GIAHS certificate to Estahban fig orchards padding0cm;"> padding0cm;"> Iranian Minister of Agriculture Mohammad AliNikbakht hailed a decision by the Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations (FAO) to award the Globally Important Agricultural HeritageSystems (GIAHS) certificate to Estahban Rainfed Fig Orchards. padding0cm;">"Cultivation of figs has avital economic and social role in the region and the livelihood of thousands ofhouseh

Jul 9 202322:25