Iran begins random sampling to ensure saffron export quality

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Tehran - The National Standards Organization of Iran is implementing random sampling in a bid to enhance saffron export quality. The National Standards Organization of Iran's Office of Export and Import Commodity Quality Assessment has issued a directive outlining new procedures for monitoring the quality of export-bound saffron through random sampling. Starting March 5, 2025, saffron export shipments will undergo random quality sampling at customs, with initial clearance granted immediatel

Mar 3 202501:05

Tea export stands at 11,000 tons in 11 months

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Tehran - Iran has exported 11,000 tons of tea in the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-February 18), according to the Head of Iran's Tea Organization (ITO) Habib Jahansaz. Some 11,000 tons of Iranian tea, valued $15 million, were exported during the mentioned eleven months to neighboring countries and Europe, with Russia and India as key markets, Jahansaz said. He added the tea's pesticide-free cultivation gives it a competitive edge in the global market, highli

Mar 2 202506:55

Iran ranks second in date production

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Tehran - Iran, the world's second-largest date producer, exported 30 percent of its crop this year, generating $400 million in revenue, the head of the National Association of Iranian Dates said on Saturday.Mohsen Rashid Farrokhi told IRNA that Iran produces about 1.4 million tons of dates annually from 300,000 hectares of farmland, ranking behind Egypt in global production."Iran leads the world in date variety, offering a wide range of types to suit different tastes," he added, Tehran Times rep

Feb 18 202510:08

Iran determined to boost trade ties with Russia, minister says

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Moscow – Iranian Minister of Agriculture Gholamreza Nouri expressed his country’s readiness for increasing the amount of trade between Iran and Russia. In a meeting with Russian stakeholders and entrepreneurs in Moscow on Friday, Nouri said, “Approximately 65% of trade between Iran and Russia is related to goods and the agricultural sector.” He added, “The commodities purchased from Iran and imported into Russia are in significantly lower quantities. We are prepa

Jan 18 202506:54

Minister emphasizes agriculture, food security as cornerstones of Iran-Russia agricultural relations

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Moscow – Iran’s Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri said agriculture and food security are cornerstones for a strong agricultural and economic cooperation between Iran and Russia. “An agreement has been reached to establish Iran-Russia Joint Agricultural Cooperation Committee. Besides, a technical and high-profile delegation will travel to Tehran soon to address animal and plant quarantine issues. Agriculture and food security are crucial for a strong economic relationship

Jan 17 202507:24

Russia Agriculture Ministry proposes to Iran to establish joint program to breed chickens

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Moscow - Russia's Agriculture Ministry has proposed that the delegation of Iran's agricultural ministry consider the possibility of establishing a joint program to breed chickens, a report said. It was announced by the Russian ministry in a press release issued following talks between Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut and Iran's Minister of Agriculture Gholamreza Nouri. "The Russian minister noted the need to expand collaboration between the two countries' scientific organizations, including in

Jan 17 202507:17

Minister calls for removal of all trade barriers between Iran, Russia

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Moscow – Iranian Minister of Agriculture Gholamreza Nouri said the existing trade barriers regarding the entry of Iranian goods to the Russian market must be removed soon.“Agriculture and food are among the most important priorities of the bilateral economic relations between Iran and Russia,” Nouri, accompanying Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on his Russia trip, said on Thursday. Tehran and Moscow have the potential to expand their bilateral trade in a range of areas in

Jan 17 202507:13

Iran, Russia explore joint research in biological safety

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Tehran – Razi Institute, a prominent Iranian research institution, has initiated discussions with Russia’s ARRIAH research center to explore potential collaborations in biological safety. The meeting, held during the fifth session of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), aimed to strengthen ties between the two institutions. Dr. Nikita Lebedev, head of international affairs at ARRIAH, attended a seminar hosted by the Iranian delegation in Geneva to learn about ARRIAH’s

Dec 14 202411:17

Iran aims to double overseas farming by 2029

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Tehran – Iran plans to double its overseas farmland to two million hectares by 2029, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Agriculture.Reza Fotouhi, who oversees overseas farming projects at the Ministry, said that this expansion is part of a five-year vision plan aimed at reducing Iran's reliance on food imports.“By 2031, Iran aims to source 10 million metric tons of food imports through overseas farming operations. Currently, the country cultivates approximately 228,000

Nov 30 202413:50

Iran, Russia plan to build a major grain hub

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Moscow - Russia’s Novo Development Centre (RF) and Iranian Eurasia Trading and Logistics have signed an agreement on the construction of a multimodal logistics hub for Russian grain exports, TASS reported citing information from the Russian company. As it is specified, the facility is planned to be created on the territory of the Serakhs special economic zone in the north-east of Iran, through which the transit route from Central Asia and the Middle East passes. ‘The grain hub wi

Nov 17 202413:25