Iranian scientists find indigenous probiotic bacterium

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Iranian scientists in East Azerbaijan have discovered anative probiotic bacterium that is effective against aflatoxin, a harmful toxinthat can be found in food, a provincial official said. According to Alireza Dehnad, a faculty member of theAgricultural Research, Education and Extension Department in East Azerbaijan,the indigenous probiotic bacterium obtained has the highest aflatoxin B1absorption rate and has been introduced as ideal conditions for aflatoxinremoval. He said, “The findings

Jan 14 202408:52

FAO puts Iran 2023 grain output at over 21m tons

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FAO puts Iran’s 2023grain output at over 21m tons Iran has produced morethan 21 million tons of grain in the 2023 Crop Year and holds the fourthlargest grain reserves in Asia, according to the UN Food and AgricultureOrganization (FAO).In its latest report onthe “Outlook of Food Products and Situation”, FAO put the total volume of grainproduced in Iran in 2023 at 21.1 million tons, showing a more than two percenthike compared to a year earlier.Iran had produced over20.6 million

Nov 6 202308:16

Strict measures in place to control fungal toxins in pistachios, Iran reassures EU

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Strict measures in place to control fungal toxins inpistachios, Iran reassures EUThe Iranian Ministry of Agriculture reassured the EuropeanUnion that all its pistachios are undergoing strict regulations to make surethey are safe for human consumption. “We have put in strict controlmeasures to ensure that health standards and requirements are met with respectto the prevention of aflatoxin contamination [in pistachios],” Mohammad-MehdiBoroumandi, the country’s deputy agriculture

Sep 23 202316:47

Iran exports over 3m tons of agricultural products in 5 months

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Iran exports over 3m tons of agricultural products in 5months Iran exported 3.053 million tons of agricultural products inthe first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August22), an official with the Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iransaid. The value of Iran’s exports of agricultural and foodstuffproducts increased by 19 percent in the mentioned period, also registering athree percent rise in terms of weight, according to Ruhollah Latifi. As reported

Sep 5 202318:07

Major surge in Iran domestic wheat purchases

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Iran has reported a major surge in domestic wheat purchases,risen by 37% in the harvest period between April and early August compared tothe same period last year, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture said.Deputy Ministry of Agriculture for Arable Farming Mohajersaid on Monday that the government had purchased more than 9 million metrictons (mt) of wheat from domestic farmers since April.He stated that the figure was an increase of more than 104%compared to April-August 2021, adding that

Aug 10 202317:15

Kazakhstan in talks to set up joint venture, ship agricultural exports via Iran

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Kazakhstan in talks to set up joint venture, shipagricultural exports via Iran Kazakhstan is in talks with Abu Dhabi Ports to set up ajoint venture that would help ship Kazakh agricultural exports via Iran andthen Persian Gulf ports, the Central Asian nation's government said on Monday.Kazakhstan, a significant exporter of agriculturalcommodities such as grains and oilseeds, wants to ship cargoes to Iran via theCaspian Sea and have them delivered to Iranian Persian Gulf ports such asAmirabad and

Aug 8 202317:50

Iran studying plans for extraterritorial cultivation in Iraq

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Iran studying plans for extraterritorial cultivation inIraq In central and southern Iraq, where agriculture dependsmainly on irrigation from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, mixed farmingsystems are predominant. Dates are a major cash and food crop with fruit treesinterplanted in date palm orchards. Vegetables, mainly tomatoes and potatoes, are importantirrigated crops. Livestock raising is extensively practiced and inlandfisheries and backyard poultry raising are valuable as a source of protein

Aug 2 202319:05

Wheat output in Iran to grow by 10 percent in current crop year

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Wheat output in Iran to grow by 10 percent in current cropyear, report forecasts The US Department for Agriculture has forecast that Iran’swheat production is expected to increase by 10 percent in the current cropyear.According to the latest report of the US Department forAgriculture on global cereal production and trade dubbed “Grain World Marketsand Trade”, Iran produced 13.2 million tons of wheat in the last crop year andthe production in the current year is expected to exp

May 27 202311:07

Iran and FAO launch project to boost sustainable dryland farming

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Iran, FAO launch project to boost sustainable dryland farmingAn official with Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that the government and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched a joint project to identify sustainable farming methods and boost productivity in dryland agriculture. Speaking on the verges of the First National Conference of the joint project between Iran and FAO, Faramak Aziz-Karimi said the project is being implemented in four pro

Apr 30 202314:14

Iran raises guaranteed purchase price for wheat

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Iran has announced a 15% increase in the guaranteed purchaseprice for domestically-grown wheat during the April-July harvest season. Government spokesman Ali Bahadori tweeted on Thursday thatthe Cabinet had approved a proposal by the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad (MAJ)to increase the purchase price to 150,000 rials ($0.3) per kilogram. This year’s domestic purchase price for wheat is 7% higherthan the current average international price of $7.6027 per bushel. The move ispart of the governm

Apr 24 202307:17