Smart farming unlocks Iran’s ’Red Gold’ potential

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Smart farming unlocks Iran’s ’Red Gold’ potential Smart farming unlocks Iran’s ’Red Gold’ potential Fars – A new national study across 13 regions reveals that smart management of altitude, temperature, and nutrition can dramatically boost Iran's saffron yields. Researcher Hadi Pirasteh-Anousheh said the three climate keys are altitudes above 1,000m, cool autumns for flowering, and warm sunny springs for corm energy. “But smart soil and irrigation management, especially light text

May 25 202612:25

Ensuring food security in war monumental task, official says

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Ensuring food security in war monumental task, official says Ensuring food security in war monumental task, official says Tehran – Securing food supplies, everyday necessities, and essential goods during wartime – while the enemy systematically targets the nation's critical infrastructure – is an exceptionally difficult mission that amounts to a "great jihad," a senior Iranian official has said. In an op-ed titled "The Government at Work," published by Fars News Agency, Ali D

Apr 6 202612:35

Iran targets 12m tons of wheat despite ongoing drought

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Iran targets 12m tons of wheat despite ongoing drought Iran targets 12m tons of wheat despite ongoing drought Tehran – Iran has set the target of producing more than 12 million tons of wheat during the 2025–2026 crop year, despite persistent drought conditions, an official said. Faramak Azizkarimi, Director General of the Cereals and Basic Products Bureau, announced the goal on Tuesday, stating the projected harvest would come from an estimated 6.5 million hectares. “The to

Mar 9 202613:37

Iran’s date exports rise 25 percent in 2024

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Iran’s date exports rise 25 percent in 2024 Iran’s date exports rise 25 percent in 2024 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 val

Feb 17 202608:19

Improved grafted Konar orchards lift output in Bushehr

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Improved grafted Konar orchards lift output in Bushehr Improved grafted Konar orchards lift output in Bushehr Bushehr - Harvesting of Konar has begun across roughly 450 hectares of orchards in the southern Bushehr Province, with output forecast to exceed 2,500 tons this year, according to a provincial agriculture official. Kobra Tavakkoli, Deputy for Plant Production Improvement at the Bushehr Agricultural Organization, said cultivation is dispersed but concentrated in Dashti, Dashtestan, and

Feb 15 202608:31

Science, tech, innovation to help reduce agricultural waste, AREEO experts say

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Science, tech, innovation to help reduce agricultural waste, AREEO experts say Science, tech, innovation to help reduce agricultural waste, AREEO experts say Tehran - Leveraging science, technology, and innovation can substantially reduce agricultural and food waste in Iran, experts said at a specialized meeting held at the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO). The meeting, titled “Applying Technologies and Innovations to Reduce Agricultural Product Losses,

Feb 7 202610:43

Olive production doubles in south of Iran

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Olive production doubles in south of Iran Olive production doubles in south of Iran Fars - The head of the Agriculture Office in Beyza County, southern Fars Province, announced that olive production in the county has doubled this year, with total output reaching 9,000 tons compared to last year. Sediqeh Moeidi said the olive harvest in Beyza begins in mid-September with table olive varieties and continues through early February with the harvesting of oil-producing cultivars. She noted that t

Jan 25 202610:36

Iran contains new FMD strain through mass vaccination

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Iran contains new FMD strain through mass vaccination Iran contains new FMD strain through mass vaccination Tehran - Iran has successfully contained a new strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) after vaccinating 8.8 million head of cattle within three months, the head of the Iran Veterinary Organization announced. Mohammad Reza Rafiepour said that 10.6 million vaccine doses covering all FMD strains were administered nationwide in the first nine months of the year, with nearly 8.8 million doses

Jan 5 202611:18

Iran exporting watermelons to Persian Gulf countries

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Iran exporting watermelons to Persian Gulf countries Iran exporting watermelons to Persian Gulf countries Tehran - Minab County, in southern Iran's Hormozgan province, has become one of the country’s main centers for off-season autumn watermelon production, supplying domestic markets and exporting to regional countries. Nasser Nourzadeh, head of the Minab Agricultural Office, said this year’s harvest is expected to exceed 60,000 tons. He noted that Minab watermelons are distribut

Dec 15 202511:59

Fars province moves to reduce reliance on imported infant formula ingredients

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Fars province moves to reduce reliance on imported infant formula ingredients Fars province moves to reduce reliance on imported infant formula ingredients Fars - The Fars Provincial Agriculture Department has issued its first license for producing dairy-based protein powders used in infant formula - an important step toward lowering the country’s dependence on imports. Mahmoud Baseri, Director of Processing and Food Industries at the Fars Agriculture Department, said the new license aut

Dec 8 202510:16