500,000 tons of fishes targeted to be farmed in cages across Iran: IFO chief

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500,000 tons of fishes targeted to be farmed in cages acrossIran IFO chief Head of Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) Hossein Hosseinisaid some 500,000 tons of fishes are targeted to be farmed in cages across thecountry. “The 7th development plan predictsproduction of 500,000 tons of fishes in cages in one year. According to theplan, 317,000 tons in southern waters, 163,000 tons in northern waters and20,000 tons in domestic waters will be farmed,” Hosseini said. Achieving the targeted

Jul 5 202319:21

Russia UAE China Qatar main export destinations of Iranian shrimps: Official

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Russia, UAE, China, Qatar main export destinations of Iranian shrimps Official The director general of Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) said the country is currently exporting farmed shrimp to 21 countries. “More than 37,000 tons of shrimp were exported overseas during the last Iranian calendar year (ended March 20, 2023)”, Vahid Madani said on Saturday. He added the country’s farmed shrimp is currently exported to at least 21 countries including Russia, the United Arab Emirat

Jul 4 202319:13

Iranian experts visit India largest banana seedling production chain

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Iranian experts visit India's largest banana seedlingproduction chain A group of Iranian executives specialized in Horticultural,Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Institute, Plant ProtectionOrganization and a private sector's representative from India visited theIndia's largest banana seedling production chain and shared the experience inthe establishment of irrigation facility and banana garden production with theaim of planning to expand Iran's banana plantation farms.During this

Jul 2 202312:02

Iran working with FAO and US on major soil project

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Iran working with FAO, US on major soil project Iran's Soil and Water Research Institute (SWRI), FAO'sGlobal Soil Laboratories Network and United States Department of Agricultureare working on a project titled “Comparison of Equivalent Calcium CarbonateMeasurement Methods in Calcareous Soils”. The laboratory department of SWRI is actively involved inthis project and has played a significant role in this regard by developinginstructions (SOP) for the analysis of equivalent calcium ca

Jul 2 202311:55

Iran exports of fishery products in 2 months rise

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The value of Iran’s fishery export has risen 29 percent in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21), compared to the same period of time in the past year.According to statistics released by the Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO), Iran exported 31,000 tons of fisheries and aquaculture products worth $58 million during the two months period, also registering a 23 percent rise in terms of weight, Tehran Times reported.The country registered a $54 million surp

Jul 1 202310:39

Iran holds vaccine manufacturing workshop for Republic of Mali

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Razi Vaccine & Serum Research Institute in cooperationwith Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO) and Tehran University would hold aworkshop on Vaccine production and quality control for a team of experts fromthe Republic of Mali from 24 June to 5 July, 2023 at Razi Institute. Theopening ceremony for this workshop was held with the presence of H. Mr. AhmeduBrazi Maiga, Chargé d'affaires of the Mali Embassy in Tehran and officials fromIVO and Ministry of Agriculture –Jahad at Dr. Kaveh

Jul 1 202310:13

Iran eyes boost in agricultural trade with Kazakhstan

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Iran eyes boost inagricultural trade with Kazakhstan Iran and Kazakhstan haveset a target for at least $1 billion in their mutual trade in the sector ofagriculture and food industries, a senior official with the Ministry ofAgriculture said.“The two countries have predicted that their tradeturnover in the field of agriculture can reach $1 billion,” Alireza Peyman-Pak,who has travelled to Kazakhstan at the head of a trade delegation, said in ameeting with Kazakh officials. In separate

Jun 27 202314:20

Iran in pursuit of commercializing plant tissue culture

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Iran in pursuit ofcommercializing plant tissue culture The Iranian governmenthas plans underway to remove the obstacles that still exit in relation to thecommercialization of plant tissue culture- one of the key trending technologiesin the plant biotechnology research field. In a recent symposiumheld in Tehran, the participants explored ways to remove the obstacles andfacilitate the commercialization of plant tissue culture.A collection oftechniques used to maintain or grow plant cells, tissues

Jun 27 202314:11

Iran and Brazil explore ways to boost agricultural cooperation

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Jun 26 202318:36

Official urges Iranian knowledge-based firms to help develop smart farming

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Official urges Iranian knowledge-based firms to help developsmart farming An official with Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture called onknowledge-based companies to help improve smart farming across thecountry. Ali Ahani stressed that the agriculture sector needs thehelp of knowledge-based firms to use modern knowledge and adopt smart methodsin order to be able to increase productivity.“Ecologic needs of each geographicalregion should be taken into account for enhanced productivity and m

Jun 26 202310:49