Iran and FAO launch project to boost sustainable dryland farming

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Iran, FAO launch project to boost sustainable dryland farmingAn official with Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that the government and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched a joint project to identify sustainable farming methods and boost productivity in dryland agriculture. Speaking on the verges of the First National Conference of the joint project between Iran and FAO, Faramak Aziz-Karimi said the project is being implemented in four pro

Apr 30 202314:14

Iran rainfed fig orchards to win FAO world heritage status

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A traditional fig cultivation system in Iran is set to win recognition from FAO as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS).Titled “Estahban Rainfed Fig Orchards Heritage System”, the credit reflects a unique way to produce rain-fed figs.The Iranian entrée was designated by the GIAHS Scientific Advisory Group in 2019 but the process was halted due to the spread of the COVID-19. Iran is one of the most important figs producers in the world, while the city of Estah

Apr 29 202309:37

Iran and FAO to jointly work on development of model farms NFS

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Iran, FAO to jointly work on development of model farms, NFS Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture and the UN's Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO) have plans underway to proceed ahead with ajoint project to develop model farms as well as Novel Farming Systems (NFS), anofficial said.Esmail Zadhassan, an official with Iran’s DrylandAgriculture Research Institute, said the plan is aimed at increasing thecountry’s dryland output through boosting efficiency and capacity. He added that

Apr 26 202309:15

Iran raises guaranteed purchase price for wheat

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Iran has announced a 15% increase in the guaranteed purchaseprice for domestically-grown wheat during the April-July harvest season. Government spokesman Ali Bahadori tweeted on Thursday thatthe Cabinet had approved a proposal by the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad (MAJ)to increase the purchase price to 150,000 rials ($0.3) per kilogram. This year’s domestic purchase price for wheat is 7% higherthan the current average international price of $7.6027 per bushel. The move ispart of the governm

Apr 24 202307:17

Iran exporting honey to 22 countries, official says

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The chairman of the Agriculture Committee of Iran Chamber of Cooperatives (ICC) said the country is exporting quality honey to 22 countries around the world. Arsalan Qasemi put the country’s value of honey export at $5.6 million, naming China, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Germany, Britain, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iraq, and Lebanon as the most important export destinations of Iranian honey.According to the latest census of the country's apiaries by the Agricultur

Apr 19 202323:04

Iran and FAO agree to jointly fight desert locust

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Iran, FAO agree to jointly fight desert locust Iranian Agriculture Ministry’s Plant Protection Organizationand the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) haveagreed to join hands and address locust swarm infestations that devour cropsand threaten the livelihood and sustenance in the region. During a meeting with the FAO officials on the sidelines ofthe 17th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) of theInternational Plant Protection Convention (IPP

Apr 5 202311:21

Honey output in northeastern Iran on rise

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The production of honey in North Khorasan province, in thenortheast of Iran, rose 11 percent in the first 11 months of the currentIranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-February 19, 2023), as compared to thesame period of time in the past year, a provincial official announced.Alireza Sadeq, the director of poultry affairs of theprovince’s Agriculture Department, said that 3,179 tons of honey were producedfrom the bee colonies of the province in 11 months of this year.“According to sta

Mar 12 202316:21

Iran ranks 13th biggest producer of wheat worldwide

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Iran has been ranked the 13th biggest producer of wheatworldwide, registering a 28% rise compared to 2021, according to a recentreport by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.Based on the said report, Iranian farmers managed to produce13 million tons of wheat in 2022, 2.9 million tons more than the figure for theprevious year in which the total production stood at 10.1 million tons.According to FAO, Iran was the world’s 14th largest wheatproducer in 2021.The organization

Mar 6 202309:18

Iran among world leading agricultural producers:FAO

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Iran among world’s leading agricultural producers FAO Latest statistics published by the United Nations Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO) show that Iran stood among the world’s topproducers of many agricultural products in 2021, Tasnim news agency reported.Based on the FAO data, the Islamic Republic was the world’ssecond-biggest producer of pistachios and the third-largest producer of dates,honey, and walnuts in the world.Iran's pistachio production stood at 135,000 tons i

Jan 30 202310:53

Knowledge-sharing sessions held in Urmia to transfer international experiences to farmers

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Knowledge-sharing sessions held in Urmia to transferinternational experiences to farmers To acquire the knowledge of new farming methods and graspingproven agricultural practices intended to increase water productivity, knowledge-sharingsessions are conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UnitedNations (FAO), in Urmia, in close collaboration with government of Iran and thesupport from the government of Japan.Eying to increase resilience in agriculture sector, thesessions includ

Dec 26 202209:33