Fishing season starts in northern Iran

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Fishermen in the northern Mazandaran province are preparinga large net to be launched into the Caspian Sea as the hunting season startedtwo days days ago.The fishing season starts routinely in mid-October and lastsfor about six months. Roughly four thousand people in the coastal provinces ofMazandaran and Gilan are engaged in fishing during the period.A total of over 5,900 tons of bony fish were harvested inthe three northern provinces bordering the Caspian Sea since the beginning ofthe fishing

Oct 14 202307:06

Iran working to develop Taleshi sheep farming

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Hamed Kioumarsi, a researcher at the Agricultural Research,Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) of the Islamic Republic of Iran'sMinistry of Agriculture, emphasized the potential benefits of raising Taleshisheep, particularly for smallholder farmers in northern Iran.Raising local breeds such as Taleshi sheep could offer amore environmentally friendly alternative to large-scale, industrialized sheepfarming, which contributes to methane (CH4) emissions and environmental damage,Kioumarsi sa

Sep 20 202306:40

Iran annual caviar output to reach 100 tons by Mar. 2025

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Iran’s annual caviar output to reach 100 tons by Mar. 2025The annual production of caviar in the country isanticipated to reach 100 tons by the Iranian calendar year 1404 (begins onMarch 21, 2025), according to Iran's International Sturgeon Research InstituteDirector Mahmoud Bahmani.Iran has targeted to produce 10,000 tons of sturgeon meatand 100 tons of caviar by March 2025, Bahmani said last week. There are currently 195 active sturgeon farms in 20provinces across the country, he said, a

Aug 29 202314:30

Iran plants over 2m mulberry cuttings to increase raw silk cocoon output

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Iran plants over 2m mulberry cuttings to increase raw silkcocoon output Over 2.3 million mulberry cuttings have been planted acrossthe country to cultivate silkworm and increase the output of raw silk cocoons,according to the head of Iran Sericulture Expansion Center affiliated with theAgriculture Ministry.“This year, nearly 2.3 millionmulberry cuttings have been planted to produce modified mulberry that provideleaves upon which the worms feed and produce silkworm eggs,” Adel Sarvi

Aug 7 202310:50

Iranian fishermen catch over 840 tons of Kilka fish in a month

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Iranian fishermen caught over 840 tons of tiny Kilka fish (Caspian Sea sprat) from Caspian Sea in the past Iranian calendar month 1401 (ended on July 22), an official with Iran’s Fishery Organization said. “Last [Iranian] month [from June 22, 2023, to July 22, 2023], a total of 843 tons of kilka were caught in the northern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran, showing a 12 percent decline compared to the same period last year,” Reza Abbaspour Naderi said recently.511 tons of the t

Jul 30 202311:39

Over 19,000 tons of Kilka fish caught

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Iranian fishermen, using 74 vessels, caught over 19,000 tonsof tiny Kilka fish (Caspian Sea sprat) from Caspian Sea in the past Iraniancalendar year 1401 (ended on March 20), an official with Iran’s FisheryOrganization said. “Last [Iranian] year [from June 5,2022, to April 20, 2023], a total of 19,108,000 of kilka were caught in thenorthern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran, showing a 5 percent declinecompared to the same period last year,” Reza Abbaspour Naderi said on Tuesday

May 24 202314:32

Iran has no urgent need to import rice official says

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Iran has no urgent need to import rice, official says Iran has no urgent need to import rice for now given ample domestic supply, Deputy Agriculture Minister Alireza Mohajer said. “With this year's increase in production, the country's demand to import rice is nearly at zero," Mohajer said on Saturday. He also explained that the reason behind the halt of import is due to rise in hybrid rice seed production in the current year. "The government plans to use hybrid rice technology

Apr 16 202314:51

Iran harvest of bony fish from Caspian Sea ups over 80 percent

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Iran harvest of bony fish from Caspian Sea ups over 80percent A total of over 5,900 tons of bony fish were harvested inthe three northern provinces bordering the Caspian Sea since the beginning ofthe fishing season in early October, registering a 82% increase compared to thesame period last year, an official said.Noting that the province of Mazandaran has the biggest shareof the total annual fish yield followed by Gilan and Golestan, Head of IranFisheries Organization’s Department of Harv

Apr 9 202316:39

Iran annual export of fish feed to neighbors exceeds 10K tons, official says

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As announced by a provincial official, the value of fish feed export from Gilan province, in the north of Iran, stood at over 10 million dollars in the previous Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-March 20, 2023).Koroush Khalili, the director-general of the province’s Fisheries Department, said that over 10,800 tons of fish feed worth $10 million were exported from the province last year.He added that Most of the province's fish feed were exported to various European and Asian countries,

Mar 28 202312:52

Northern, Zagros forests save billions cubic meters of water annually

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Northern, Zagros forests save billions cubic meters of waterannually An official with Iran’s Forests, Rangelands, and WatershedManagement Organization said the forests of northern Iran as well as theoak-rich Zagros forests, respectively, save 1,500 and 1,000 cubic meters ofwater per hectare. The forests of northern Iran and the oak-rich Zagros forests- covering large swathes of western and southwestern Iran - are preciousresources that play important role in preserving the aquifers, Abbas

Mar 6 202310:02