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INTERNATIONAL RURAL WOMEN’S DAY https//en.maj.ir/-News/INTERNATIONAL-RURAL-WOMEN’S-DAY INTERNATIONAL RURAL WOMEN’S DAY BUILDING RURAL WOMEN’S RESILIENCE IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19TEHRAN, 15 October 2020 (UNIC) – United NationsSecretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on the International Day ofRural Women, 15 October 2020, called for building rural women’s resilience inthe wake of COVID-19.The full text of his message readsRural women play a critical role in agricult

Nov 6 202620:04

Iran ready to share agricultural expertise with Afghanistan: Deputy minister

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Tehran - Iran is ready to transfer agricultural know-how, train specialists and expand scientific and technical cooperation with Afghanistan, a senior Iranian official said. Gholamreza Golmohammadi, Deputy Agriculture Minister and Head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), made the remarks during an online meeting with Afghan agricultural officials. He said Iran could provide specialized training in fisheries, rice cultivation, livestock and other priori

Nov 5 202621:08

Iran, Africa target water-efficient farming, agricultural technology cooperation

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Tehran - Iran is seeking to expand agricultural cooperation with African countries by sharing expertise in water-efficient farming, climate-resilient crop varieties, seed production and agricultural biotechnology, with the goal of increasing productivity while conserving scarce resources, a senior official says. Seyyed Bagher Mahmoudi, deputy head of Iran’s Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), outlined the country’s research and technological capabil

Oct 31 202611:35

Iran targets sustainable rain-fed farming across 5m ha

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Tehran - Iran plans to expand sustainable rain-fed farming to 5 million hectares across 25 provinces over the next five years to strengthen food security and conserve water, a senior agriculture official said. Majid Anjafi, deputy agriculture minister for crop production, said the initiative builds on five years of experience under the country’s Rain-Fed Farming Production Leap Plan, with greater crop diversification to include legumes, forage crops, medicinal plants and oilseeds alongsi

Oct 27 202611:37

India tops destinations for Iran’s almond, date exports: Deputy minister

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Shahrekord – India is the leading destination for Iranian almond and date exports, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said, describing the South Asian country as a valuable economic partner for Iran. Mohammad-Mehdi Boroumandi, deputy agriculture minister for horticultural affairs, made the remarks on October 9 at the third National Almond Festival, held at the Gerdab Ben tourism complex in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, in the presence of Indian Ambassador Vishwas Nigam. Borou

Oct 10 202619:09

Pakistan offers major opportunities for Iran’s agricultural exports

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Tehran - Pakistan’s growing demand for food, agricultural inputs and production equipment offers significant opportunities for Iran to expand agricultural and fisheries exports and deepen bilateral trade, an Iranian fisheries expert has said. Tara Zarei, an expert with Iran’s Fisheries Organization, said agriculture accounts for 23.4% of Pakistan’s GDP and 33.1% of employment. The country’s reliance on imports of essential commodities and production inputs creates subst

Oct 4 202611:05

Iran’s Mazandaran expands rice demonstration farms

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Mazandaran - Iran’s northern Mazandaran province has implemented a rice demonstration and extension program across 1,700 hectares, generating an estimated 2.4 trillion rials in gross income for local farmers, the provincial agriculture chief said. Asadollah Teymouri-Yansari, head of the Mazandaran Agricultural Organization, said the program covered 54 demonstration farms, including 1,560 hectares of contiguous farmland and 140 hectares of reference farms. “The initiative directly

Sep 29 202609:23

Spanish farmers bearing the brunt of US aggression against Iran

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Madrid — The US aggression against Iran has spread beyond the Persian Gulf and the oil market to Spain's farmland, where farmers say soaring diesel and fertilizer prices are threatening their crops. Spanish farmers now pay more for every hour of tractor work, with the price of agricultural diesel up by roughly 50 percent since the start of the US war against Iran. Agricultural associations have warned that if the trend continues, some land may not be planted at all. An estimate by the

Sep 26 202611:32

Iran, Belarus move to expand agricultural science, tech ties

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TEHRAN – Iran and Belarus are seeking to deepen scientific, technological and trade cooperation in agriculture, with a focus on technology transfer, knowledge-based companies and technical exchanges. The issue was discussed at a meeting between Gholamreza Gol-Mohammadi, deputy agriculture minister and head of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), and Belarusian Ambassador Dmitry Kaltsev. Gol-Mohammadi said AREEO is ready to expand joint research and t

Sep 15 202610:47

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

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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 caused by the Ukraine ​and Iran wars have unsettled agricultural markets, pushing grain prices to three-year highs and sugar to a one-year ​peak.

Sep 6 202611:43