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Iran eyes sugar self-sufficiency through autumn beet cultivation

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Iran eyes sugar self-sufficiency through autumn beet cultivation Iran eyes sugar self-sufficiency through autumn beet cultivation TEHRAN – Iran is seeking to achieve self-sufficiency in sugar production while reducing agricultural water consumption by expanding autumn sugar beet cultivation and developing alternative natural sweeteners, a senior agricultural research official said. Abazar Rajabi, head of the Sugar Beet Seed Research and Improvement Institute, said the strategy is part of

Sep 13 202612:18

Golestan harnesses green water to produce up to 370,000 tons of sugar beet

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Golestan harnesses green water to produce up to 370,000 tons of sugar beet Golestan harnesses green water to produce up to 370,000 tons of sugar beet Golestan – Iran’s northern Golestan province is set to produce between 360,000 and 370,000 tons of autumn-planted sugar beet this year, highlighting the growing role of rainfall-based agriculture and the use of “green water” in improving water sustainability. Ali Akbar Mehghani, deputy head for plant production improvement

Sep 11 202610:31

World food prices at highest since 2022 as supply risks mount, FAO says

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World food prices at highest since 2022 as supply risks mount, FAO says World food prices at highest since 2022 as supply risks mount, FAO says Paris - World food prices rose in August to their highest since late 2022, as adverse weather and ‌war disruption in the Black Sea heightened concern over supply of staples, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. Extreme heat and drought in Europe, the threat of a severe El Nino weather pattern and trade upheaval ca

Sep 6 202611:43

Fars tops Iran’s seed production rankings for fifth straight year

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Fars tops Iran’s seed production rankings for fifth straight year Fars tops Iran’s seed production rankings for fifth straight year Shiraz – The southern Fars province has secured its position as Iran's premier seed-producing region for the fifth consecutive year, underlining its vital contribution to national food security, the head of the province's agricultural organization announced. Ahad Bajhat Haghighi credited the Fars Agricultural Research Center as the engine behind this sustain

Aug 7 202620:50

Iran pursues sugar self-sufficiency via water-efficient sugar beet cultivation

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Iran pursues sugar self-sufficiency via water-efficient sugar beet cultivation Iran pursues sugar self-sufficiency via water-efficient sugar beet cultivation Shiraz – Iran is accelerating efforts to achieve sugar self-sufficiency by expanding water-efficient autumn sugar beet cultivation, adopting improved crop varieties, and enhancing production management, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said. Hossein Asghari, Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Industrial Cr

Jul 31 202612:53

Sugar beet strategic crop for Iran’s sugar supply: Researcher

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Sugar beet strategic crop for Iran’s sugar supply: Researcher Sugar beet strategic crop for Iran’s sugar supply: Researcher Ahvaz – Shifting sugar beet farming from spring to autumn in Khuzestan has enabled farmers to capitalize on rainfall and cut irrigation water use, a model now being institutionalized by the province's agricultural research center, a researcher says. Hossein Kazemi, a researcher at the Khuzestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Training Center, describ

May 18 202611:55

Khuzestan forecasts 1.5m ton sugar beet harvest

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Khuzestan forecasts 1.5m ton sugar beet harvest Khuzestan forecasts 1.5m ton sugar beet harvest Ahvaz – The southern Khuzestan province expects to harvest over 1.5 million tons of sugar beets from 26,000 hectares of farmland this season, a senior agricultural official announced. Koorosh Norouzi, cultivation director of the Khuzestan Agriculture Organization, said contracts have been signed with 14 sugar factories nationwide to process the crop. “Sugar beets are being cultivated a

Apr 28 202612:33

Iran to harvest 5m tons of sugar beet by year-end, official says

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Iran to harvest 5m tons of sugar beet by year-end, official says Iran to harvest 5m tons of sugar beet by year-end, official says Tehran - As announced by a director in the Iranian Agriculture Ministry, the country is expected to harvest more than 5 million tons of sugar beet in the current Iranian calendar year (to end on March 20). Hossein Asghari said that 5 million tons of sugar beet will be harvested from an area of 88,500 hectares of farmland. The Agriculture Ministry has implemented a

Mar 16 202612:40

AREEO chief visits key seed bank in push for self-sufficiency

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AREEO chief visits key seed bank in push for self-sufficiency AREEO chief visits key seed bank in push for self-sufficiency Karaj - The head of Iran’s Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) toured the country's elite sugar beet seed bank and associated facilities in Karaj, the capital of the north-central Iranian province of Alborz, assessing progress in native variety development and seed production. Gholamreza Gol-Mohammadi visited the elite sugar beet seed

Mar 13 202611:17