Iran to develop 450 hectare fish, shrimp farms using water saving tech

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Khuzestan - Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province is set to develop 450 hectares of fish and shrimp farms using an innovative aquaculture system that eliminates the need for water exchange, in collaboration with technology parks, knowledge-based companies and agricultural townships. Khuzestan Fisheries Director General Seyed Sharif Mousavi said preliminary arrangements had been made and initial meetings held to launch the project in Hendijan County. Highlighting Khorramshahr’s a

Nov 3 202611:12

Iran exports over 12,000 tons of aquatic products to 4 countries

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Khuzestan - Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province exported more than 12,700 tons of aquatic products to Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Oman in the first seven months of the current Iranian year, with veterinary authorities issuing 4,500 international health certificates to facilitate shipments. Nasser Askari-Fard, director general of Khuzestan’s Veterinary Administration, said the certificates were issued in line with the health requirements of destination countries to ensure prod

Nov 2 202610:58

Iran, FAO sign agreement to improve date palm production

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Tehran – Iran and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed an agreement to strengthen pest and disease management in the country’s date palm orchards and reduce production losses. The Letter of Agreement was signed between FAO and Iran’s Agricultural Education and Extension Institute (AEEI) under a project aimed at improving integrated management of major date palm pests and diseases. The agreement will support a multi-provincial capacit

Oct 5 202611:06

Groundwater sustainability requires integrated recharge, extraction management: Iranian researcher

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Tehran - Groundwater sustainability depends on managing both aquifer recharge and water withdrawals simultaneously, an Iranian researcher has said, warning that managed aquifer recharge alone is not a sufficient solution. Kehzad Heydari, a faculty member at the Khuzestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, made the remarks during a specialized webinar on aquifer management and managed aquifer recharge. He said aquifers are strategic reserves for storing water du

Oct 4 202610:49

African investors explore opportunities in Iran’s Khuzestan

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Khuzestan - An African investment delegation has explored trade and investment opportunities in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province, focusing on energy, agriculture, industry and infrastructure. Shahla Amouri, head of the Ahvaz Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, said the talks aimed to identify areas for expanding trade and investment ties with African businesses. She highlighted Khuzestan’s strategic role in Iran’s energy sector, noting that the pro

Oct 3 202610:28

199 agro food processing projects to come online during Government Week

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TEHRAN- The Head of the Center for Development of Mechanization and Agricultural Industries has announced the inauguration of 199 agro-processing and food industry projects during Government Week. Karim Zolfaghari added, "These projects have the capacity to absorb and process approximately 1.82 million tons of agricultural raw materials and will create employment for 12,427 people, marking an important step in increasing the productivity of agricultural products." The Head of the Center for

Aug 25 202607:52

Sour lime harvest underway in Southern Iran as exports gear up

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Khuzestan – The sour lime harvest has officially begun across 1,300 hectares of orchards in Iran's southern Khuzestan province, with authorities projecting over 20,000 tons of produce to hit domestic and international markets this season. Roghayeh Soltani, head of horticulture at the provincial agriculture department, confirmed that picking started in August and will run through late November. She described sour lime as one of the province's earliest citrus crops, benefiting from Khuzest

Aug 16 202611:24

Persian Gulf, Oman Sea account for 53 percent of Iran’s fish catch

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Tehran – More than half of Iran's marine fish harvest, 53 percent, comes from the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, according to the director of the country's Fisheries Science Research Institute. Mohammad Sadeq Mortazavi reported that Iran's southern waters yielded over 815,000 tons of aquatic resources in the past Iranian year (ending March 2026). “Hormozgan Province led production with 47.4 percent of the total, followed by Sistan and Baluchestan at 38.1 percent, Bushehr at 8

Aug 10 202611:31

Iran pursues sugar self-sufficiency via water-efficient sugar beet cultivation

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Shiraz – Iran is accelerating efforts to achieve sugar self-sufficiency by expanding water-efficient autumn sugar beet cultivation, adopting improved crop varieties, and enhancing production management, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said. Hossein Asghari, Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Industrial Crops Office, said the ministry aims to expand autumn sugar beet cultivation to at least 60,000 hectares by the end of the country’s Seventh National Deve

Jul 31 202612:53

Iran’s shrimp output surges as disease outbreaks decline

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Tehran – Iran's shrimp production increased by nearly 40% in 2025 after disease outbreaks in the aquaculture sector fell by 37% compared with the previous year, according to the Iran Veterinary Organization. Reza Asadi, Director General of Aquatic Animal Health, Prevention and Disease Management, attributed the gains to stricter biosecurity measures, modernization of hatcheries and shrimp farms, and stronger private sector cooperation. Annual shrimp production rose from 45,000 tons to

Jul 17 202612:28