Iran exports over 102,000 tons of fishery products in 9 months

https://en.maj.ir/-News/Iran-exports-over-102,000-tons-of-fishery-products-in-9-months

Iran exports over 102,000 tons of fishery products in 9months Iran exported 102,352 tons of fishery products worth$228.332 million in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year(March 21-December 21, 2023), the spokesman of the International Relations andTrade Development Committee of Iran's House of Industry, Mining and Trade said.According to Ruhollah Latifi, the Islamic Republic exported328 tons of ornamental fish, 14,036 tons of carp, 10,765 tons of trout, 349tons of halva fi

Jan 14 202409:40

Iran trade balance in seafood exports positive

https://en.maj.ir/-News/Iran-trade-balance-in-seafood-exports-positive

The value of Bushehr province’s fishery export in the pastIranian calendar year (1401) stood at $605 million, a provincial officialannounced.Mehdi Alamir, the director-general of the province’s FisheryDepartment, addressing the opening ceremony of the second national specializedexhibition of Iranian fisheries industries at the Bushehr InternationalExhibition, said, “This province is one of the leading provinces in the fieldof fishing and aquaculture.”He added that 63,000

Jan 14 202408:56

Russia takes delivery of 3rd shipment of Iran citrus fruits

https://en.maj.ir/News/Russia-takes-delivery-of-3rd-shipment-of-Iran-citrus-fruits

Russia takes delivery of 3rd shipment of Iran citrusfruits The third consignment of citrus fruits was exported fromIran’s northern province of Mazandaran to the Russian Federation on January 3,the director general of ports and maritime department of Amirabad Port said. Mohammad Ali Mousapour highlighted Mazandaran's growingexport prowess and expressed optimism for sustained shipments of non-oilproducts, particularly citrus fruits, through Amirabad Port.Buoyed by recent successes, he envis

Jan 14 202408:55

Iran, Tanzania prepare to hold joint economic committee meeting

https://en.maj.ir/-News/Iran,-Tanzania-prepare-to-hold-joint-economic-committee-meeting

Iran, Tanzania prepare to hold joint economic committeemeeting The coordination meeting of Iran-Tanzania Joint EconomicCommittee was held in Tehran on Tuesday as part of the government’s efforts toenhance all-out ties with African nations. During the meeting, senior officials from the two countriescoordinated the approvals at the upcoming joint committee.They attached great importance to the development ofcomprehensive relations between the two nations. padding0in;">It is worth mentioning

Jan 14 202408:51

Iran expects a bumper pistachio harvest this year

https://en.maj.ir/News/Iran-expects-a-bumper-pistachio-harvest-this-year

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

https://en.maj.ir/-News/Iran-sets-sight-on-African-nations-for-overseas-farming-projects

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

Agricultural research must go to farms, minister says

https://en.maj.ir/-News/Agricultural-research-must-go-to-farms,-minister-says

Iranian Minister of Agriculture of Iran Mohammad AliNikbakht called for the need to bring applied research to farms andagricultural production units. “This is the only way to ensure the country's food security,given the challenges of climate change, limited water resources, andbackwardness in agricultural investment,” Nikbakht said in a recent meetingwith members of the country’s Agricultural Research, Education and ExtensionOrganization (AREEO). He stressed the importance of u

Jan 14 202408:45

FAO empowers Iran in combating desert locust upsurge

https://en.maj.ir/News/FAO-empowers-Iran-in-combating-desert-locust-upsurge

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

Iraqi appetite fueled Iran agricultural export boom

https://en.maj.ir/-News/Iraqi-appetite-fueled-Iran-agricultural-export-boom

Iranian farmers and food producers enjoyed a bumper year in2023, with exports of agricultural and food products surging 22% to $4.3billion in the first nine months. This impressive growth reached over 130 countries,showcasing the diversity of Iran's agricultural sector, according to RouhollahLatifi, the spokesperson of the Trade Promotion Commission of Iran’s House ofIndustry, Mine and Trade. The increase was driven by both volume and value, withexports exceeding six million tons and fetc

Jan 14 202408:41

Iran exports over 2,400 tons of tuna fish in 8 months

https://en.maj.ir/-News/Iran-exports-over-2,400-tons-of-tuna-fish-in-8-months

Iran holds the top spot in tuna fishing in the westernIndian Ocean, according to Abbas Mokhtari, the director general of theAgriculture Ministry’s Office of Quality Improvement, Processing, and AquaticMarket Development. He added that, according to the Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations (FAO), Iranian fishermen account for 7% ofglobal tuna fishing.Mokhtari said that 200,000 tons of tuna were caught in Iranin 2023. These were processed into 738 million cans by 136 produc

Jan 14 202408:39