Iran begins early-date harvest in southern Kerman

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Tehran – Iran has begun harvesting its early-season dates in the southern Kerman region, with production expected to reach 1,000 metric tons this year. Faroud Salari, head of the Agricultural Organization of Southern Kerman, said the harvest of the Al-Mehtari and Negar varieties is underway across 210 hectares of date palm orchards. "The harvest began in late June and will continue through early October as mid- and late-season varieties ripen." With more than 37,000 hectares of date

Jun 26 202612:06

AREEO research institute achieves breakthrough in Banana tissue culture

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Tehran – Researchers at the Date Palm and Tropical Fruits Research Institute, part of AREEO, have successfully produced tissue-cultured seedlings of the globally popular Grand Nain (G9) banana variety under greenhouse conditions. Boroujerdnia, a faculty member at the institute, led the effort. Evaluations of the seedlings reveal uniform growth, excellent performance, and robust health—marking a major step toward providing disease-free, uniform, and high-yield planting material for

May 24 202613:03

New Iranian device has made date palm propagation more cost-effective

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Kerman – The head of the Kerman Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center has unveiled a pioneering device designed to cut date palm offshoots, promising to transform traditional propagation methods. According to Mr. Zohdi, the device was developed by Mohammad Javad Assari, a faculty member of the center’s Plant Protection Research Department. “Drawing on his technical expertise, Assari has created a tool that revolutionizes the separation of palm off

May 10 202612:41

Iran advancing sustainable development via water, soil projects, deputy minister says

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Tehran – The Deputy Minister of Water and Soil at the Ministry of Agriculture underscored the critical need for water and soil projects to ensure national food security, saying that these infrastructure initiatives not only preserve essential resources but also drive sustainable development amid the country’s current conditions. Speaking at the second meeting of the Deputy Ministry’s Board of Directors this year, Safdar Niazi Shahraki said, "The execution of water and soil pr

Apr 19 202611:05

Date palm pollination covers 20,000 ha across Hormozgan

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Hormozgan – Date palm pollination has been completed on 20,000 hectares across southern Hormozgan Province as the region moves toward an anticipated harvest of 200,000 tons of dates this year, a senior horticulture official announced. Mohammad Reza Sheikhzadeh, director of horticulture at the province's Agricultural Organization, said the use of high-quality pollen at optimal timing significantly improves both fruit quality and yield, directly benefiting farmers' incomes. With tota

Mar 31 202600:13

Iran moves to preserve date palm genetic resources: Report

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Ahvaz – The Date Palm and Tropical Fruits Research Institute, affiliated to the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), in Ahvaz, Khuzestan province, has successfully completed a critical phase of work on its date palm germplasm collection in the southern city. According to a report carried by the official website of the Agriculture Ministry, the project, which involved detailed mapping and staking of the collection area, marks a key step in a national progra

Mar 13 202611:11

More irrigation systems needed to boost productivity, Bushehr governor says

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Bushehr - The governor of the southern Bushehr Province has called for the rapid completion of the modern irrigation project for date palm plantations, emphasizing the need to allocate sufficient funding. In a meeting with the Deputy Minister for Water and Soil at the Ministry of Agriculture, the governor said modern irrigation systems are critical to ensuring sustainable water resources, increasing efficiency, and boosting productivity across the province’s date sector. Bushehr ranks

Jan 30 202610:33

Iran, Mauritania discuss ways to expand agricultural ties

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Tehran - Iran’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Crop Affairs and the Mauritanian ambassador to Iran explored ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in agriculture. The talks focused on potential collaboration in seeds, vegetables and horticulture, rice, date palm tissue culture and nurseries, agricultural machinery, overseas farming, greenhouse development, and the exchange of expertise in phosphate fertilizers. The Mauritanian envoy also highlighted his country’s agricultur

Dec 27 202511:00

2nd Intl Conference on Tropical Fruits and Dates slated for February

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Tehran - The Second International Conference on Tropical Fruits and Dates is scheduled to be held on February 14–15, 2026, in the southern province of Hormozgan, bringing together leading researchers, specialists, and industry representatives from around the world. The event will spotlight the latest scientific advances, innovative technologies, and global best practices in the cultivation, production, and value-chain development of tropical crops - especially the date palm. Designed a

Dec 7 202509:27

Date palm leaves introduced as cost-saving broiler litter

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Bushehr – A new study by the Bushehr Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center shows that dried date palm leaves can serve as an effective and economical litter material for broiler farms, boosting farmers’ income by roughly 10 percent. Presenting the results of the research–extension project, Dr. Abdolmahdi Kabirifard said trials demonstrated that using date palm leaves as broiler bedding improves flock survival, final live weight, and overall producti

Dec 1 202511:17