West Azarbaijan leads Iran in spring sugar beet production

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West Azarbaijan - Situated in the northwest of Iran, West Azarbaijan province is Iran's top producer of spring-planted sugar beets, while expanding autumn cultivation is essential to strengthening national sugar production and improving water-use efficiency, a senior agriculture official says. Hossein Asghari, director general of the Ministry of Agriculture's Office of Forage and Industrial Crops, made the remarks at a meeting of the provincial sugar beet technical committee, stressing that su

Oct 29 202611:20

Iran expands water-efficient farming as oleaster harvest begins in West Azarbaijan

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West Azarbaijan - Harvesting of oleaster has begun in Iran’s northwestern West Azarbaijan province, where officials are promoting the drought- and salt-tolerant fruit tree as a promising crop for water-efficient farming and more resilient agricultural production. Shabnam Jalilzadeh, director of horticulture at the West Azarbaijan Agricultural Organization, said harvesting was underway across 19 hectares of productive oleaster orchards in the province. The harvest began in mid-September

Oct 12 202610:30

Iran’s West Azarbaijan province doubles agricultural exports in Q1

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Tehran – Iran's West Azarbaijan province, situated in the northwest of Iran, doubled its agricultural exports in the first quarter of the current Iranian year, shipping 516,000 metric tons of products through its customs terminals, a provincial official announced. Mohammadreza Asghari, head of the West Azarbaijan Agricultural Organization, said agricultural imports also increased ninefold to 611,000 tons, reinforcing the province's strategic role in regional agricultural trade. Meanwhile

Jul 12 202609:00

West Azarbaijan producing over 7m certified saplings annually

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Urmia - West Azarbaijan Province, in the northwest of Iran produces more than 7 million licensed saplings and rootstocks annually, retaining its position as Iran’s top producer in the sector, provincial agricultural authorities announced. Mohammad Reza Asghari, head of the West Azarbaijan Agricultural Organization, said the province has consistently ranked first nationwide in certified nursery production in recent years. He added that certified seed processing and production are condu

Feb 17 202609:14

Grounds broken for major vegetable oil production project

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West Azarbaijan - The groundbreaking ceremony for a project to construct a plant producing various types of crude vegetable oil was held in the village of Albalagh, Bukan County, with the participation of a number of provincial and local officials. The project will be developed with an investment of 400 billion tomans on a 6,727-square-meter site and will have an annual production capacity of 3,000 tons of crude vegetable oil and 4,500 tons of oilseed meal. It is expected to create 25 direc

Dec 20 202510:19

Over 100 domestic, foreign firms partake in Urmia Intl Exhibition: Official

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West Azarbaijan - The 16th Urmia International Exhibition of Agricultural Industries and Machinery brought together 100 domestic companies and foreign representatives, a provincial official said. Addressing the closing ceremony of the international function, Mohammadreza Asghari, the head of the West Azarbaijan Agricultural Organization, added that this year’s event placed strong emphasis on technological innovation and supporting knowledge-based firms. “About 25% of exhibitors w

Nov 24 202512:25

‘West Azarbaijan province produces 35 percent of Iran sugar beet’

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Tehran – West Azarbaijan Province has secured its position as Iran’s top sugar beet producer, accounting for around 35% of the country’s total output in the 2023–2024 crop year, according to the head of the provincial Agriculture Organization. Mohammadreza Asghari reported that the province produced 2.1 million tons of sugar beet over the past year, ranking first nationwide in both production volume and yield. The crop currently covers approximately 29,890 hectares of f

Sep 2 202511:01