Khorasan Razavi advances saffron value chain, strengthens medicinal plant production

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MASHHAD – Iran's northeastern Khorasan Razavi province is taking major steps to complete the value chain of strategic agricultural products, particularly saffron and medicinal plants, as part of efforts to curb raw product sales and increase value added in the agricultural sector. Ali Akbar Izadi, director of horticulture at the Khorasan Razavi Agricultural Organization, said a series of pioneering and strategic initiatives have been launched this year to better organize production and s

Sep 12 202611:19

North Khorasan agricultural exports target intl markets

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Bojnurd– North Khorasan has exported 680 tons of cherries, 250 tons of pistachios, 270 tons of apples, and 225 tons of potatoes so far this crop year, signaling robust performance in the province's agricultural sector, according to local officials. Ismaeil Mahmoudabadi, head of the provincial Agricultural Organization, said cherry shipments from Bojnurd, the capital of northeastern North Khorasan province, have already reached Russia and Kazakhstan, reflecting the region's growing capaci

Aug 22 202612:03

Iran’s horticultural exports climb to 4.3b dollars

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Tehran – Iran's export earnings from horticultural and greenhouse products have surged from $2.9 billion to $4.3 billion since the start of the current administration, announced Mohammad Mehdi Boroumandi, Deputy Minister of Agriculture. According to Boroumandi, who also serves as head of the ministry's horticulture department, total domestic horticultural production rose from 24.7 million to 26.9 million tons during the same period. He underscored progress in tropical fruit development

Aug 14 202612:03

National saffron initiative drives innovation value addition in Iran

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Tehran – Iran's Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) has completed the first phase of a five-year national saffron initiative, delivering new technologies and research aimed at boosting productivity and value addition across the country's saffron industry. Saeed Zarif-Neshat, head of the Khorasan Razavi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, said the project, implemented from 2020 to 2025, focused on improving saffron quality, inc

Jul 25 202611:07

North Khorasan saffron exports to Italy expand

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Tehran – Iran's North Khorasan Province has begun exporting saffron to Italy under its own regional brand, as efforts to boost value-added agricultural exports gain momentum. According to provincial agriculture officials, Oros Land, a local processing and packaging company with an annual capacity of one metric ton, exports around 700 kilograms of packaged saffron to Italy each year. Officials said the initiative highlights the province's growing strength in saffron processing, branding

Jul 21 202613:06

Iran to launch saffron exchange warehouses in North Khorasan by 2026 harvest

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North Khorasan - Iran will launch two certified saffron warehouses in North Khorasan Province before the 2026 harvest season, creating a combined storage capacity of four metric tons, a report said. The report, quoting provincial officials, said each warehouse would be able to store two tons of saffron under standardized conditions and facilitate trading through the Iran Commodity Exchange (IME). The facilities will provide laboratory testing, quality control, and expert supervision to ensure

Jul 11 202611:08

Sustainable self-sufficiency essential to strengthen food security, Iranian expert says

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Tehran – Sustainable self-sufficiency must be the foundation of Iran's food security strategy, an agricultural expert said, emphasizing that long-term resilience is as important as increasing domestic production. A faculty member at Iran's Soil and Water Research Institute said food security is built on four interconnected pillars availability, access, utilization and food safety, and sustainability. He noted that adequate food production alone cannot guarantee food security if food is

Jun 26 202612:01

Alborz harvests 951 tons of medicinal plants, expands greenhouse production

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Tehran – Alborz Province, which is situated 10 km west of Tehran, harvested 951 tons of medicinal plants, saffron and damask rose from 305 hectares of farmland over the past year, reflecting the province’s growing focus on high-value agricultural products. According to Masoud Younesi, Deputy for Crop Production at the Alborz Agricultural Organization, further expansion of medicinal plant cultivation is constrained by the allocation of the province’s most fertile lands and wat

Jun 16 202609:22

Fars emerges as major export hub for horticultural products

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Fars – Southern Fars Province, Iran’s second-largest producer of horticultural products, exports a diverse range of agricultural commodities to nine regional countries, according to local agricultural authorities. Ahad Behjat-Haghighi, head of the Fars Agricultural Organization, said the province’s favorable climate, vast agricultural lands, and long-standing horticultural expertise have positioned it among Iran’s leading agricultural centers. He noted that key export

Jun 14 202618:46

Gilan’s villa gardens an opportunity for farmers, official says

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Rasht – The acting deputy of the Plant Production Improvement Department of Gilan's Agricultural Organization has called for a shift away from monoculture, saying that the northern province's villa-gardens contain uncultivated lands suitable for growing saffron, blueberries, boxwood, ornamental shrubs, and other fast-yielding crops. Speaking to reporters, Manoochehr Parasafar noted that 50% of Gilan's kiwi production is destined for export. He added that olives, hazelnuts, flowers, orn

May 29 202609:48