FAO awards GIAHS certificates to two Iranian sites

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) awarded the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)certificate to two Iranian sites of the Qanat-based Saffron Farming System inGonabad and Grape Production System in Jowzan Valley.During an event held on Monday 22 May 2023, FAODirector-General, QU Dongyu, granted certificates of recognition to 24 newGIAHS sites in 12 countries, Tehran Times reported. Designated GIAHS in 2018, the sites are located in Brazil(1), Ch

May 30 202311:12

FAO to award GIAHS certificate to Estahban rainfed fig orchards soon

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FAO to award GIAHS certificate to Estahban rainfed figorchards soon An official with Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture said theFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is finalizing itsdecision to award the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)certificate to Estahban Rainfed Fig Orchards. Ali Kiani-Rad said recently that Professor Lee, a scientificadvisor to GIAHS Secretariat, is visiting the site currently and the process isin its final stages.The Ira

May 29 202321:49

Iran rainfed fig orchards to win FAO world heritage status

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A traditional fig cultivation system in Iran is set to win recognition from FAO as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS).Titled “Estahban Rainfed Fig Orchards Heritage System”, the credit reflects a unique way to produce rain-fed figs.The Iranian entrée was designated by the GIAHS Scientific Advisory Group in 2019 but the process was halted due to the spread of the COVID-19. Iran is one of the most important figs producers in the world, while the city of Estah

Apr 29 202309:37

Crop mapping in Qazvin Irrigation Network in Iran

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture Jahad and the ImamKhomeini International University-Qazvin has started implementing the cropmapping activities in Qazvin Irrigation Network (QIN) in Iran. This activitycontributes to the water accounting component of the inter-regional project“Implementing the 2030 Agenda for water efficiency/productivity and watersustainability in NENA countries” by developing a theore

Oct 24 202014:11

Export of Iranian raisins

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Director General of the Cold and Dried Fruits Office of theMinistry of Jihad-Agriculture announced a $ 164 million of raisin exports inthe last year. Darab Hassani, referring to the latest statistics of theInternational Organization of Grapes and its products in 2018, said Grape cropoccupies 7.4 million hectares of arable land in the world, of which Iran'sshare of the total area under grape cultivation in the world is 308 thousandhectares. He added that China with11.7 million tons of production,

Aug 3 202021:54

Agricultural products in Iran in 2018

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Statistical data on agricultural products in Iran in 2018The head of the information and communication technologycenter of the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture announced that The production ofvarious agricultural products, including horticulture, livestock, poultry andfisheries in 2018 has reached 117.7 million tons, which compared to theproduction of 2017, which was 118.7 million tons, has shown a growth reductionof 0.8 percent. He then added that Wheat production the year 2018 was 13.3million ton

Apr 14 202014:58

Development of Iran-Vietnam agricultural cooperation

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According to the Information Center of the Ministry ofJihad-Agriculture, Abbas Kashavarz, Head of the Ministry, in a joint meetingwith the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam statedthat Iran's and Vietnam's agricultural sector has been cooperating for a longtime in the field of agriculture and we are looking forward to developing thetwo countries' agriculture. He also added that Introduction to development isto prepare and sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Animal

Jan 13 202018:35

Saffron cultivation system based on subterranean (underground) water

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Saffron cultivation system basedon subterranean water was recorded as the fifty fifth globally importantagricultural heritage system (GIAHS) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).According to the agreementbetween Mahmoud Hojjati, Minister of Agriculture-, Jihad and José Graziani daSilva, Head of FAO, concerning theexpansion of the global identification of historical backgrounds and Agriculturalbiodiversity in Iran, “Saffron cultivation system based on subterranean waterR

Dec 29 201807:19

Grapes

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Grapes Grapes proudction, export, consumption etc The grape harvest returns 7,000 years in the world and in the middle east 3686 years ago. Grape usage methods fresh eating on the tables, raisins, grape juice and concentrate, canned and compote, fumigation and vinegar, grape juice, grape leaves, grape seed oil Global cultivation more than 7.1 million hectares (ref fao, 2016) World production more than 77 million tons (11 kg per capita global production) (ref fao, 2016) Major producers spain, chi

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Raisins

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Raisins Dried fruit of grapes, which are dried out either by the sun or using industrial dryers, are called raisins. The date of production of sun-dried raisins goes back more than 3,000 years. The discovery of raisins is thought to have occurred accidentally by the drying of grapes on the branch. Important areas of raisin production in Iran Qazvin, East Azarbaijan, Khorasan Razavi, Hamedan, West Azarbaijan, Zanjan, North Khorasan, and Markazi Province are the major producers of raisins in Iran.

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