Tehran and Manila explore ways to boost ties in agricultural sector

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Tehran, Manila explore ways to boost ties in agriculturalsector Senior officials from Iran and the Philippines called forthe expansion of mutual ties between the two nations in the sector ofagriculture. In a recent meeting held in Tehran, Mojtaba Khayam Nekouei,the head of Iran’s Agricultural Research Education and Extention Organization,and the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for SpecialConcerns, BARMM, and Infrastructure Engr. Zamzamin Ampatuan signed a memor

May 28 202308:56

Iran and Russia extend ban on Caspian sturgeon fishing

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Iran, Russia extend ban on Caspian sturgeon fishing Fishery officials from Iran and Russia have agreed that aban on fishing beluga, the most prestigious Caspian caviar, and other fishesthat produce caviar eggs should be extended for another year. During the 11th session of Iran-Russia Joint FisheriesCommittee held on Thursday, Iranian Deputy Minister Hossein Hosseini and VasilySokolov, deputy head of the Federal Agency for Fishery, agreed that the belugasturgeon is still among the endangered sp

May 21 202314:08

Iran working on methods to develop hybrid seeds

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Iran working on methodsto develop hybrid seeds Extensive research isunderway to produce hybrid seeds as part of efforts to fight drought in thecountry, the of head of Iran’s Seed and Plant Improvement Institute (SPII)said. Hybrid seeds are designedto withstand drought and can help maintain high yield under water-limitedconditions, Mohammad Zamanian said in remarks on Monday.“Currently, we are doing research on rapeseed andwill soon produce its hybrids,” he said. In agriculture

May 13 202306:16

Iran producing over 90 percent of its required animal vaccines interim minister says

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Iran producing over 90 percent of its required animalvaccines, interim minister says Iranian Interim Minister Mohammad Aghamiri said over 90percent of the required animal vaccines in Iran are produced domestically. Addressing a conference in Tehran on Saturday, Aghamiri putthe annual livestock vaccines produced in the country at 550 million doses,saying they are produced in high quality.He further noted that about 50 million vials of animalvaccines are imported into the country annually for the

May 8 202316:11

Iranian made vaccine among world top 5

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Iranian-made vaccine among world’s top 5 An Iranian vaccine developed by the country’s Razi Vaccineand Serum Research Institute has been named among the world’s top fiveintranasal COVID vaccines, an official said. The PLOS One journal released an article on April 21 whichstudies the latest progress made around the world on developing new generationsof COVID vaccines, Reza Banihashemi, Director for research and managementdepartment at Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute,

May 3 202316:21

Iran and Uzbekistan agree to boost ties in agricultural research, education

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Iran, Uzbekistan agree to boost ties in agricultural research, education On the 17th of April, a meeting was held in the presence ofthe Deputy Minister and the head of the Agricultural Research, Education andExtension Organization (AREEO), and the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to developstrategic cooperation in agricultural research and education between the twocountries. The Ambassador of Uzbekistan, Abdullaev Bakhodir Barotovich,thanked AREEO for developing and implementing the training program for

May 2 202314:19

Iran and FAO to jointly work on development of model farms NFS

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Iran, FAO to jointly work on development of model farms, NFS Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture and the UN's Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO) have plans underway to proceed ahead with ajoint project to develop model farms as well as Novel Farming Systems (NFS), anofficial said.Esmail Zadhassan, an official with Iran’s DrylandAgriculture Research Institute, said the plan is aimed at increasing thecountry’s dryland output through boosting efficiency and capacity. He added that

Apr 26 202309:15

14,000 ha of lands under camelina cultivation: Official

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An official with Iranian Ministry of Agriculture announcedthat currently 14,000 hectares of lands across the country are under thecultivation of Camelina sativa, which is a promising oilseed crop used fordietary oil and as a biofuel feedstock. Hamid Oraee, who is an adviser to the Iranian agricultureminister, said camelina is a short-season crop that takes only 85 to 100 daysto mature and requires as little as 11 inches of rain to produce a crop. “Currently, 14 hectares of ourfarmlands acr

Apr 11 202311:46

Iranian research institute develops 27 new seeds

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The head of Iran’s Dryland Agricultural Research Institute (DARI) said the center has introduced 27 new seeds after years of research.“The new seeds include wheat, barely, chickpea, lentils and oil seeds,” Mozaffar Roostaei said on Tuesday. He added that the seeds were developed by Iranian researchers after 14 years of extensive research activities. The new seeds are adapted based on Iran’s local and environmental conditions and are resilient to drought, cold snaps, and v

Mar 16 202321:29

Iran, Bashkortostan stress reaching four hundred million dollars bilateral trade

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Iran, Bashkortostan stress reaching $400m bilateral trade Iranian agriculture minister Javad Sadatinejad said Iran andthe Republic of Bashkortostan have the capacity to increase their tradeturnover to $400 million.“Iran and the Republic of Bashkortostan have the potentialto ramp up their bilateral ties,” Sadatinejad said on Monday in a meeting withRadiy Khabirov, the head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, in Tehran. He further stressed the need to increase the volume ofbilateral tra

Mar 14 202318:22