Iran, Belarus negotiate development of cooperation in agricultural sector

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Tehran - The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, during a trip to Minsk, met with the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Belarus and discussed the development of relations between the two countries. According to a report by IRNA on Friday from the Iranian Embassy in Belarus, Gholamreza Golmohammadi and Yuri Gorlov exchanged views on common areas of cooperation between the two countries in agriculture, applied resea

Jun 7 202613:47

Chabahar achieves breakthrough in domestic pineapple production

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Chabahar - Iran has successfully localized pineapple cultivation in Chabahar, with tissue-cultured plants developed in Southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan reaching the fruiting stage, marking a major step toward commercial production. Khaled Miri, head of the Baluchestan Agricultural Research and Natural Resources Center, said the achievement follows more than five years of research carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Horticultural Research Institu

Jun 6 202611:57

Iran, Belarus agree to expand cooperation in soil enrichment, agri tech

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Minks – Iran and Belarus have agreed to strengthen cooperation in agricultural research, soil enrichment, technology transfer, and machinery development following talks between senior agricultural officials from both countries. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Gholamreza Golmohammadi, Iran’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), and Yuri Gorlov, Belarus’ Minister of Agriculture and

Jun 5 202611:46

Fars province stands unrivaled in breeding Iran’s native Dareshuri horse

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Shiraz – The head of the Agricultural Organization of Fars province has announced that the southern province, home to more than 10,000 horses and dedicated to preserving and propagating the native Dareshuri breed, has cemented its status as Iran's undisputed leader in horse breeding. Ahad Bahjat Haghighi said that Fars currently hosts valuable breeds including Arabian, Kurdish, and Dareshuri. “Among these, the native Dareshuri breed—whose largest population is found in Fars

May 29 202609:58

Razi Institute can meet 70 percent of Iran’s poultry vaccine needs: MP

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Tehran – Iran's Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute has the capacity to supply up to 70 percent of the country's poultry vaccine requirements, a lawmaker said during a visit to the institute. Ezatollah Habibzadeh, representative of Marand and Jolfa in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, met with Razi Director Ali Eshaghi and Marand branch head Razzaq Hosseinpour. He praised the institute's role in producing human, livestock, and poultry vaccines, and called for a halt to unnecessa

May 25 202612:28

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

Tehran hosts ECO’s 36th meeting

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Tehran – The 36th meeting of the Regional Planning Council of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), with a focus on the Agriculture Working Group, was held at the organization's secretariat in the Iranian capital, Tehran. The session, chaired by Hassan Momeni, Acting Director of the Office of International Affairs and Specialized Organizations at Iran's Ministry of Agriculture, brought together representatives from the Office of Scientific Communication and International Cooperati

May 19 202611:13

Sugar beet strategic crop for Iran’s sugar supply: Researcher

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Ahvaz – Shifting sugar beet farming from spring to autumn in Khuzestan has enabled farmers to capitalize on rainfall and cut irrigation water use, a model now being institutionalized by the province's agricultural research center, a researcher says. Hossein Kazemi, a researcher at the Khuzestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Training Center, described sugar beet as a strategic crop for Iran's sugar supply, adding that expanding its cultivation supports national self-suff

May 18 202611:55

Iran urges continued FAO tech support for agriculture sector

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Tehran - Iran's Ministry of Agriculture has called on the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to maintain its technical support for the country's agricultural sector and to strengthen collaboration on emergency projects. Hassan Momeni, head of the Ministry's Office for International Affairs and Specialized Organizations, made the point during a meeting with the FAO representative in Iran, urging enhanced cooperation in development areas, including joint technical cooperation projects (T

May 16 202612:26

Iran launches backup for national gene bank, home to 8,000 plant species

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Tehran - Iran's Ministry of Agriculture has launched a backup version of the National Natural Resources Gene Bank to safeguard the country's plant genetic heritage, according to an official. Mohammad Mahmoudi, head of the Gene Bank group, stated that the backup ensures the preservation of genetic resources in the event of natural disasters or conflict. "This significantly strengthens long-term security for our collections," he said. Currently, the Gene Bank holds over 50,000 seed samples fro

May 16 202612:24