Watermelon tops Iran list of agrifood exports

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Iran exported 801,130 tons of agricultural and food productsworth $438.6 million in the first month of the current Iranian year (March21-April 20), new data released by the Agriculture Ministry show.The figures indicate a decline of 19.48% in tonnage, but arise of 2.81% in value compared with last year's corresponding period.Watermelon topped the list of exports in terms of value with$46.54 million, followed by tomato worth $49.78 million, milk powder worth$30.03 million, eggs worth $26.55 milli

May 18 202311:23

Iran most equipped broiler chicken farm opens

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Iran’s most equipped broiler chicken farm has beeninaugurated in province of Khorasan Razavi, northeast of Iran. According to the public relations office of the Agriculture Ministry, Acting Minister Mohammad Aghamiri opened thechicken farm in a ceremony on Monday.The farm, which belongs to Gohar Makian Iranian Holding, hasthe capacity to produce 150,000 chickens annually in three modern farms.Khorasan Razavi Province has currently 30 traditionalslaughter houses and 6 industrial ones, slaug

May 17 202308:26

Iran exports over 12 tons of saffron to 29 countries in 1 month: Data

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Iran exports over 12 tonsof saffron to 29 countries in 1 month Data Iran exported a total of12.31tons of saffron worth $13.36 million to 29 countries during the firstmonth of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20), according todata released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration. The exports registered a54% and 41% year-on-year rise in weight and value respectively. According to the data,the shipments came in different packages, including under 10 grams, 10-30 gra

May 14 202313:52

Iran and FAO launch joint project to raise, protect bactrian camel

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Iran, FAO launch jointproject to raise, protect bactrian camel Iran’s Ministry ofAgriculture and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) havelaunched a joint project to breed purebred bactrian camel in Iran as part ofefforts to protect the endangered mammal. An official with theMinistry of Agriculture, Ahmadreza Seyed-Alian, said on Saturday that FAO hadallocated $350,000 for the implementation of the three-year project.He added that the projectwill mainly focus on the

May 14 202313:39

Iran annual agriculture exports at five billion dollars

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The value of Iran’s annual farm exports has reached $5 billion, the Iranian interim minister of agriculture announced. “The country’s value of average annual agricultural export stands at $5 billion,” Mohammad Aghamiri said on Thursday. He further expressed hope that the country could raise the export of agricultural products through supporting farmers and the agricultural sector. Stating that agriculture is one of the most important sectors in the field of trade, the a

May 13 202306:30

Iran working on methods to develop hybrid seeds

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Iran working on methods to develop hybrid seeds Iran working on methods to develop hybrid seeds Iran working on methodsto develop hybrid seeds Extensive research isunderway to produce hybrid seeds as part of efforts to fight drought in thecountry, the of head of Iran’s Seed and Plant Improvement Institute (SPII)said. Hybrid seeds are designedto withstand drought and can help maintain high yield under water-limitedconditions, Mohammad Zamanian said in remarks on Monday.“Currently, we

May 13 202306:16

Iran shrinks banana imports by 7 percent in one year

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The volume of banana shipments into Iran in the fiscal2022-23 (ended March 20) declined by 5 and 7 percent in terms weight and value,respectively.According to statistics released by the Islamic Republic ofIran Customs Administration, Iran imported bananas mainly from Turkey, Ecuador,the UAE, Italy, Pakistan, China, the Philippines, Colombia and India.Turkey topped the list of banana exporters to Iran duringthe period with 332,000 tons of shipments. It was followed by India with130,000 tons. The

May 13 202305:31

Iran producing over 90 percent of its required animal vaccines interim minister says

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Iran producing over 90 percent of its required animalvaccines, interim minister says Iranian Interim Minister Mohammad Aghamiri said over 90percent of the required animal vaccines in Iran are produced domestically. Addressing a conference in Tehran on Saturday, Aghamiri putthe annual livestock vaccines produced in the country at 550 million doses,saying they are produced in high quality.He further noted that about 50 million vials of animalvaccines are imported into the country annually for the

May 8 202316:11

Iran seeks afforestation program to address climate concerns

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The deputy head of the Natural Resources and WatershedManagement Organization said the government has plans underway to create aten-year project to plant fast-growing forests on non-forested landscountrywide. “We are currently assessing andselecting new sites for afforestation,” Naghi Shabanian said last week. He added, “Several environmental factors of the site must beanalyzed, including climate, soil, vegetation, and human activity. Thesefactors will determine the quality of

May 7 202313:41

Iran meets 70 percent of world demand for Damask rose

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Iran is the world’s biggest producer of damask rose,accounting for 70% of the global production, according to vice president ofplanning and economic affairs of the country’s Ministry of Agriculture. “70 percent of global demand fordamask roses is met by Iran,” Shahpour Alaei-Moqaddam said on Wednesday. He added that Fars Province has the largest area under rosecultivation whereas the city of Kashan in Isfahan Province is the main hub ofrosewater production in Iran. Alaei-

May 6 202315:23