Opening the 8th Regional Meeting of the Western Eurasia Map for Controlling Foot-and-Mouth Disease in IRAN, Shiraz

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The 8th regional meeting of the Western Eurasia road map, ina collaborative work between world organization for animal health (OIE) and TheFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the aim ofcontrolling foot-and-mouth disease was held in Shiraz, with the presence ofveterinary presidents from 14 countries. According to the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture InformationCentre, based on the Public Relations Department of the Veterinary Organizationof IRIB, Dr. Alireza Rafiee Po

Mar 25 201910:07

Signing of the Agricultural Cooperation Agreement between Iran and Switzerland

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According to the information center of the Ministry ofJihad-Agriculture, the two countries, i.e. Iran and Switzerland, emphasized thedevelopment of cooperation and the exchange of experiences and knowledge in thefield of agricultural research, technology, modern training methods and climatechange issues.In this ceremony, Deputy Minister and Head of theAgricultural Research, Training and Promotion Agency of Iran has told, inregard to the issues of cooperation between the two sides, that One of th

Mar 11 201908:04

Seeding is one of the most important methods to save water

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The advisor to the minister and the executor of oilseedsemphasized that seeding is a revolution in agriculture. According to the information center of the Ministry ofAgriculture-Jihad, Alireza Mohajer, in the first executive training workshop ofCanola seeding, which was held at the Eraghi-Mahalleh Research Station inGolestan province, in the presence some experts, has mentioned that seeding isa revolution in the country's agriculture. He also added that, considering lack of water in Iran, seedin

Mar 9 201912:11

Minister of Agriculture-Jihad announced that there was 40-fold growth in Iran’s fishery products after the revolution

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According to the ministry of Agriculture-Jihad informationcenter, Mahmoud Hojjati, the Minister, has told that the country’s fishery’sproducts has increased from 32 thousand in the year of revolution, i.e. in 1979, to 1.2 million tons in 2006. Ministerof Agriculture-Jihad, after referring to the promotion of Iran's global rankingin the production of fishery products, the country’s fishery industry has grownfrom the rank of 70th to 27th. Hojjati has added that while other countr

Mar 2 201915:26

Two new cotton cultivars were defined through utilizing with peaceful nuclear technologies

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At the same time with the celebration of the 40thanniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, during the ceremony at theCotton Research Institute, two new cultivars of mutant cotton were unveiledusing peaceful nuclear technologies in Golestan province. According to the information center of the Ministry ofAgriculture-Jihad, for the first time in the country, two mutant cottonproducts, named “Parto” and “Taban”, tolerant to salinity, wilt disease, andverticillium were un

Feb 23 201912:46

Iran is on the verge of self-sufficiency in sugar production

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font-family"Calibri",sans-serif;minor-latin;Calibri;minor-latin;minor-latin;Arial;minor-bidi;EN-CA;EN-US;AR-SA">Production ofagricultural dried products is being developed in cooperation withinternational research institutes Iran is on the verge of self-sufficiency insugar production Deputy ofagriculture affairs of the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture has said productionof agricultural dried products in cooperation with international researchinstitutes and through employing the principle

Jan 29 201911:36

Collaboration with international research institutes to increase production performance and to decrease water consumption

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Ninety percent of wheat dry farming, and 75% of watercultured wheat in the country will be machanized. According to the informationcenter of the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture, moderator of the wheat plan of theministry has mentioned that several measures have been taken for quantitativeand quantitative production and increasing wheat productivity, among which oneis the mechanized wheat production.Mr. Esfandyari-Pour pointed out the common project betweenIran and International Maize and Wheat Imp

Jan 26 201912:06

Agriculture- Jahad Minister Emphasize the Biological Operation in Combating SDS

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Mahmoud Hojjati Agriculture Jahad Minister in a meeting with the officials of Sistan & Baluchistan Province with the presence of the Governor_ General of the province stressed the implementation of biological operation for the control of sand and dust storms in the region. According FRWO's website, Minister Hojjati said that based on studies carried out by research institutes, prioritization of areas for the immidiate implementation of biological operation should be started promptly. He emph

Jan 16 201914:07

Information provided by Space Research Institute has application in determining and enforcing cultivation policies

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The Minister of Communications and Information Technologyemphasized that the achievements made in the Space Research Institute, is theachievement of the country, but not the achievement of a special ministry andits research institute. Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Minister of Communications andInformation Technology, by emphasizing that the achievements made in the SpaceResearch Institute, is the achievement of the country, but not the achievementof a special ministry and its research institute,

Jan 8 201920:48

The National Water Deed will be released soon / Use of agricultural fertilizer is less than the global mean in Iran

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“One of the main and threatening problems of the country's soil resources is the poverty of the nutritive elements”. Expressed by the head of the National Soil and Water Research Institute. He also stated on drafting the National Water Deed which is due to end for publication. According to the Information Center of the Ministry of Agriculture-Jahad and quoted by IRNA, Mr. Kambiz Bazargan hoped for the National Water Deed to be finalized and disclosed "We have been cooperating with the Institute

Jan 10 201811:14