Papaya greenhouse farming growing across Iran

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Papaya, a popular fruit crop native to the American tropics,was introduced to the southern tropical provinces of Iran in the 1990s and itscultivation is widely increasing across the country, including northeasternparts. The establishment of a papaya greenhouse within the ImamReza Greenhouse Complex in North Khorasan Province is both a research andcommercial venture. Initiated last year, the project has now reached theproduction stage, covering an area of 7,000 square meters. Papaya fruit is a be

Jul 19 202323:02

Iran delivers over 4,700 tons of Iran greenhouse products to Russia in 3 months

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Iran has exported over 4,736 tons of produce from the greenhouses in Tehran province to Russia over the past three months, according to the head of Tehran’s Agricultural Department.The exported products included 2,267 tons of eggplants, 1,503 tons of bell peppers, and 966 tons of tomatoes, Jabrail Baradari said.He added that that Tehran also exports vegetables to several countries in the European Union, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq.Recently, the deputy head of Agricultural Biotechnology Rese

Jul 11 202312:09

Iran eyes rise in exports of summer crops, fresh vegetables

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Iranian Deputy Agriculture Minister Alireza Mohajer said the government has plans underway to increase exports of its summer crops and fresh vegetables by five million tons annually. “If we manage to reduce one million tons of vegetable waste every year, then we will be able to increase its exports to about five million tons and earn about $1.5 billion,” Mohajer said recently.He added, “This way we would also save 200 million cubic meters of water in the sector of agriculture&

Jul 11 202311:48

FAO highlights camels roles in fight against climate change

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FAO highlights camels’ roles in fight against climate change The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture Jahad and the Universityof Mohaghegh Ardabili, marked the World Camel Day 2023 on 22 June in ArdabilProvince.The United Nations has designated 2024 as the InternationalYear of Camelids, acknowledging their role in protecting ecosystems, conservingbiodiversity, and ensuring food security in the face of climate change.

Jul 8 202309:58

Iranian experts visit India largest banana seedling production chain

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Iranian experts visit India's largest banana seedlingproduction chain A group of Iranian executives specialized in Horticultural,Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute, Plant ProtectionOrganization and a private sector's representative from India visited theIndia's largest banana seedling production chain and shared the experience inthe establishment of irrigation facility and banana garden production with theaim of planning to expand Iran's banana plantation farms.During this

Jul 2 202312:02

Iran working with FAO and US on major soil project

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Iran working with FAO, US on major soil project Iran's Soil and Water Research Institute (SWRI), FAO'sGlobal Soil Laboratories Network and United States Department of Agricultureare working on a project titled “Comparison of Equivalent Calcium CarbonateMeasurement Methods in Calcareous Soils”. The laboratory department of SWRI is actively involved inthis project and has played a significant role in this regard by developinginstructions (SOP) for the analysis of equivalent calcium ca

Jul 2 202311:55

Iran exports of fishery products in 2 months rise

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The value of Iran’s fishery export has risen 29 percent in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21), compared to the same period of time in the past year.According to statistics released by the Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO), Iran exported 31,000 tons of fisheries and aquaculture products worth $58 million during the two months period, also registering a 23 percent rise in terms of weight, Tehran Times reported.The country registered a $54 million surp

Jul 1 202310:39

Iran holds vaccine manufacturing workshop for Republic of Mali

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Razi Vaccine & Serum Research Institute in cooperationwith Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO) and Tehran University would hold aworkshop on Vaccine production and quality control for a team of experts fromthe Republic of Mali from 24 June to 5 July, 2023 at Razi Institute. Theopening ceremony for this workshop was held with the presence of H. Mr. AhmeduBrazi Maiga, Chargé d'affaires of the Mali Embassy in Tehran and officials fromIVO and Ministry of Agriculture –Jahad at Dr. Kaveh

Jul 1 202310:13

Iran in pursuit of commercializing plant tissue culture

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Iran in pursuit ofcommercializing plant tissue culture The Iranian governmenthas plans underway to remove the obstacles that still exit in relation to thecommercialization of plant tissue culture- one of the key trending technologiesin the plant biotechnology research field. In a recent symposiumheld in Tehran, the participants explored ways to remove the obstacles andfacilitate the commercialization of plant tissue culture.A collection oftechniques used to maintain or grow plant cells, tissues

Jun 27 202314:11

Iran and India agree to form joint committee for agricultural cooperation

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Iran, India agree to form joint committee for agriculturalcooperation Iran and India agreed to establish a joint committee toenhance agricultural cooperation between the two nations.The decision was made during a meeting between Iran's DeputyMinister of Agriculture, Mohammad Mehdi Boroumandi, and Manoj Ahuja, Secretaryof India's Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.The officials discussed the current state of bilateralcooperation in agriculture and highlighted the potential for collabo

Jun 11 202310:07