Iran, China join forces to combat desertification, climate change

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Iran,China join forces to combat desertification, climate change Iran andChina are launching a joint research center to tackle desertification andclimate change challenges, focusing on managing runoff and floods. Theinitiative was announced by Ataollah Ebrahimi, head of Iran's Soil Conservationand Watershed Management Research Institute.Thiscollaboration stems from a memorandum of understanding signed last year, aimingto exchange expertise in watershed management and aquifer protection, he said

Feb 4 202407:53

Iran, Armenia deepen ties: Animal health, veterinary medicine on agenda

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Iran,Armenia deepen ties Animal health, veterinary medicine on agenda Iran andArmenia are strengthening their bilateral cooperation on multiple fronts, withanimal health, trade, and transit taking center stage in recent developments. This followsa series of high-level meetings and agreements aimed at boosting ties betweenthe two neighbors.A new focusis emerging in the partnership, with both countries vowing to collaborate onanimal health and veterinary medicine. This includes joint efforts to

Feb 4 202407:41

Iran, Kazakhstan strengthen ties with veterinary cooperation deal

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Iran,Kazakhstan strengthen ties with veterinary cooperation deal Iran andKazakhstan have forged a new partnership to bolster cooperation in veterinarymedicine, aiming to streamline trade and safeguard animal health. The two countriessigned a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during a virtual meeting betweenDeputy Ministers of Agriculture.High on theagenda was resolving health and hygiene concerns surrounding the import ofKazakh red meat and the export of Iranian dairy products. Deputy MinisterM

Feb 4 202407:38

Iran, Turkey sign several agricultural cooperation agreements

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Iran, Turkey signseveral agricultural cooperation agreements Iran and Turkey signedseveral agricultural cooperation agreements during the eighth meeting of theIran-Turkey Supreme Council of Cooperation.The agreements, whichwere signed by Iranian Minister of Agriculture Mohammad Ali Nikbakht andTurkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişci, cover a range ofareas, including trade, technical issues, education, and science.The agreements aim toboost trade in agricultural products betwee

Jan 28 202409:45

AI key to ecologically sustainable development of camel, official says

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The head of the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture's Center for Animal Breeding and Improvement said that the most important limitation to the ecologically sustainable development of camels in Iran is the limited availability of pastures. Abbas Akbari Sharif expressed the hope that artificial intelligence (AI) and cooperation between industries and mines could help address this limitation. He noted that Iran has significant potential for camel farming, given the country's vast deserts and grassland

Jan 15 202414:31

Iran expects a bumper pistachio harvest this year

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An official with Iran's Ministry of Agriculture predicted asignificant increase in pistachio production this year, with an estimated370,000 tons by March 2024. This marks a turnaround from last year's decline andcoincides with a rise in pistachio exports, Dariush Salempour, the directorgeneral of the dried fruits affairs department at Iran’s Ministry ofAgriculture, said. The ministry is collaborating with the UN Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO) on a project to improve pistachio produ

Jan 14 202408:48

Iran sets sight on African nations for overseas farming projects

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Iran sets sight on African nations for overseas farmingprojects In line with President Ebrahim Raisi's focus on agriculturaldiplomacy with Africa, Iran's Ministry of Agriculture is considering Tanzaniaas its first location for extraterritorial cultivation, a move to expandagricultural cooperation beyond Iranian borders.To further this goal, a recent meeting between Iranian andTanzanian officials at the Ministry of Agriculture laid the groundwork forfuture negotiations between senior officials of

Jan 14 202408:47

FAO empowers Iran in combating desert locust upsurge

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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has played acrucial role in supporting the Islamic Republic of Iran in addressing thesignificant Desert Locust upsurge from 2020 to 2022.Notably, the country has successfully averted upsurge overthe past year with the support of FAO initiatives.Through the Technical Cooperation Emergency Program,"Urgent action for capacity building to control Desert Locust infestationin the Islamic Republic of Iran," FAO effectively strengthened themonitoring and contr

Jan 14 202408:43

Iran targets maximizing fishery production in 10 years

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Irantargets maximizing fishery production in 10 years The head of Iran’s Fisheries Organization (IFO) said hisorganization is planning to increase the country’s fishery output to 2.6million tons in the next 10 years. “As part of efforts to ensure food security, the fisherysector is expected to produce 2.6 million tons of products in the next 10years,” Hossein Hosseini said on Sunday, addressing the opening ceremony of theseventh International Congress on Fisheries and Aqu

Jan 9 202411:20

Iran to export veterinary medicine services to Senegal

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line-height107%"> line-height107%"> Iran toexport veterinary medicine services to SenegalIran would export training, technical and veterinarymedicine services to Senegal as part of agreements reached between the twocountries in the course of recent economic negotiations in Dakar. During the 5th Iran-Senegal Joint Economic Commissionmeeting – held in the Senegalese capital of Dakar last week, it was agreed thatIran would export training, technical and veterinary medicine ser

Jan 9 202411:18