Iranian experts visit India largest banana seedling production chain

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Iranian experts visit India's largest banana seedlingproduction chain A group of Iranian executives specialized in Horticultural,Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute, Plant ProtectionOrganization and a private sector's representative from India visited theIndia's largest banana seedling production chain and shared the experience inthe establishment of irrigation facility and banana garden production with theaim of planning to expand Iran's banana plantation farms.During this

Jul 2 202312:02

Official urges Iranian knowledge-based firms to help develop smart farming

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Official urges Iranian knowledge-based firms to help developsmart farming An official with Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture called onknowledge-based companies to help improve smart farming across thecountry. Ali Ahani stressed that the agriculture sector needs thehelp of knowledge-based firms to use modern knowledge and adopt smart methodsin order to be able to increase productivity.“Ecologic needs of each geographicalregion should be taken into account for enhanced productivity and m

Jun 26 202310:49

Iran and India agree to form joint committee for agricultural cooperation

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Iran, India agree to form joint committee for agriculturalcooperation Iran and India agreed to establish a joint committee toenhance agricultural cooperation between the two nations.The decision was made during a meeting between Iran's DeputyMinister of Agriculture, Mohammad Mehdi Boroumandi, and Manoj Ahuja, Secretaryof India's Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.The officials discussed the current state of bilateralcooperation in agriculture and highlighted the potential for collabo

Jun 11 202310:07

Iran and Uzbekistan determined to expand agricultural ties

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Iran, Uzbekistan determined to expand agricultural ties Iran and Uzbekistan have great potential to expand their cooperation in various agricultural fields, Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Water and Soil Affairs Safdar Niazi said “Boosting productivity of production and basic resources, cooperating in the field of research and development of modern agricultural technologies, extraterrestrial cultivation, and organizing specialized exhibitions to facilitate economic and trade activities

Jun 5 202315:53

Iran exports 6 tons of rose essences, products: Official

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Some six tons of Damask rose’s essences and products wereexported in the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20), anofficial with Iran’s Agriculture Ministry said.Hossein Zeinali on Tuesday put the volume of Damask rose’sessences and products exported from Iran in 1401 at six tons. He said Iran ranks first in the world in terms ofcultivation and production of Damask rose, noting, however, that the country’sshare in its business is insignificant and meager. 

May 3 202316:08

Iran has no urgent need to import rice official says

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Iran has no urgent need to import rice, official says Iran has no urgent need to import rice for now given ample domestic supply, Deputy Agriculture Minister Alireza Mohajer said. “With this year's increase in production, the country's demand to import rice is nearly at zero," Mohajer said on Saturday. He also explained that the reason behind the halt of import is due to rise in hybrid rice seed production in the current year. "The government plans to use hybrid rice technology

Apr 16 202314:51

Iran developing novel mulching methods to combat desertification

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An official with Iran’s Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization said the government has plans underway to develop non-oil mulch in the new Iranian year (started March 21) with the aim of combating land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas across the country. Hamidreza Soleimani, the head of the Innovation and Technology Department of Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization, said, “We will get help from domestic knowledge-based compani

Apr 1 202301:10

Iran to unveil 115 new GM seeds, agriculture minister says

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The Iranian agriculture minister said 115 new geneticallymodified seeds will be unveiled on Monday by the Seed and Plant ImprovementResearch Institute (SPII).“Today, 115 new genetically modifiedseeds will be unveiled by the Research Institute, which is a major breakthroughin the sector of knowledge-based services,” Javad Sadatinejad said early onMonday. Transgenic technology refers to the process that removesgenetic material from one species of plant and adds it to another to improve

Mar 6 202311:45

Iran developing smart irrigation systems

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Iran’s Deputy Agriculture Minister Safdar Niazi said some2,700 hectares of agricultural lands across the country have been equipped withsmart irrigation systems. “So far, some 2,700 hectares of lands have been equippedwith smart irrigation technologies,” Niazi said on Thursday. He added that Iranian knowledge-based firms have developedhigh tech monitoring systems and smart technologies and Internet of Things to helpsave water in irrigation and manage the water crisis.“Cur

Mar 4 202312:15

Iran seeking to export veterinary vaccines to Zimbabwe

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Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Zimbabwe with a high-rankingdelegation visited the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute aiming toextend scientific cooperation and export of veterinary vaccines to Zimbabwe.According to the Public Relations report of Razi institute،the joint meeting between Dr. Ali Es-haghi, Director General of Raziinstitute and the board of directors of the institute and Dr. Anxious JongweMasuka, Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, Climate and RuralD

Feb 26 202315:29