Northern, Zagros forests save billions cubic meters of water annually

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Northern, Zagros forests save billions cubic meters of waterannually An official with Iran’s Forests, Rangelands, and WatershedManagement Organization said the forests of northern Iran as well as theoak-rich Zagros forests, respectively, save 1,500 and 1,000 cubic meters ofwater per hectare. The forests of northern Iran and the oak-rich Zagros forests- covering large swathes of western and southwestern Iran - are preciousresources that play important role in preserving the aquifers, Abbas

Mar 6 202310:02

Iran ranks 13th biggest producer of wheat worldwide

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Iran has been ranked the 13th biggest producer of wheatworldwide, registering a 28% rise compared to 2021, according to a recentreport by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.Based on the said report, Iranian farmers managed to produce13 million tons of wheat in 2022, 2.9 million tons more than the figure for theprevious year in which the total production stood at 10.1 million tons.According to FAO, Iran was the world’s 14th largest wheatproducer in 2021.The organization

Mar 6 202309:18

One Billion Trees Program to produce 4m tons of oxygen annually, official says

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One Billion Trees Program to produce 4m tons of oxygenannually, official says Planting one billion trees over the course of four yearswill help produce four billion tons of oxygen annually in Iran, NaghiShabanian, the deputy head of the Natural Resources and Watershed ManagementOrganization, has said. “Iranian Agriculture Ministry’s goal of planting of 1billion trees would help produce 4 million tons of oxygen, absorb 170 milliontons of particulate matters, and reduce 150 million ton

Mar 5 202311:39

Iran annual harvest of bony fish from Caspian Sea rises: Official

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Iran annual harvest of bony fish from Caspian Sea risesOfficial A total of over 3,610 tons of bony fish were harvested inthe three northern provinces bordering the Caspian Sea since the beginning ofthe fishing season in early October, registering a 66% increase compared to thesame period last year, an official said.Noting that the province of Mazandaran has the biggest shareof the total annual fish yield followed by Gilan and Golestan, caretaker ofIran Fisheries Organization’s Department

Mar 5 202307:56

Bushehr, Iran shrimp production hub

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Bushehr, Iran’s shrimp production hub The head of Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) HosseinHosseini said the country’s southern province of Bushehr has turned into Iran’sshrimp production hub by accounting for around 60% of the country’s totaloutput. A total of 61,000 tons of shrimp have been produced inBushehr’s fish farms since the beginning of the current Iranian year, Hosseinisaid.He added that the country annually needs 5.5 billion shrimplarvae per annum, of wh

Mar 4 202312:37

Iran developing smart irrigation systems

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Iran’s Deputy Agriculture Minister Safdar Niazi said some2,700 hectares of agricultural lands across the country have been equipped withsmart irrigation systems. “So far, some 2,700 hectares of lands have been equippedwith smart irrigation technologies,” Niazi said on Thursday. He added that Iranian knowledge-based firms have developedhigh tech monitoring systems and smart technologies and Internet of Things to helpsave water in irrigation and manage the water crisis.“Cur

Mar 4 202312:15

Iran tropical fruit production at 8.8m tons

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Iran's tropical fruit production at 8.8m tons A total of 8.8 million tons of tropical fruits have beenproduced in Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 21,2022, according to director general of the Agriculture Ministry’s Tropical andSub-Tropical Fruits Department.“This year, some 8.8 million tons oftropical fruits were harvested from over 730,000 hectares of land,” ZahraJalili-Moqaddam said on Friday. She added that nearly 650,000 tons of sub-tropical f

Feb 28 202306:16

Iran seeking to export veterinary vaccines to Zimbabwe

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Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Zimbabwe with a high-rankingdelegation visited the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute aiming toextend scientific cooperation and export of veterinary vaccines to Zimbabwe.According to the Public Relations report of Razi institute،the joint meeting between Dr. Ali Es-haghi, Director General of Raziinstitute and the board of directors of the institute and Dr. Anxious JongweMasuka, Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, Climate and RuralD

Feb 26 202315:29

Iran annual horticultural output tops 25m tons

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Iran’s annual horticultural output tops 25m tons Iran’s horticultural output has reached over 25 million tonsin the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20), Mohammad-MehdiBoroumand, the deputy agriculture minister for horticulture affairs said.“In current [Iranian] year, about 25,700,000 tons ofhorticulture products were produced, 50 percent of which accounted for thecountry’s total exports,” Boroumand said on Thursday while inaugurating thefirst Specialize

Feb 26 202315:15

Iran exports over 46,000 tons of pistachios in 10 months

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Iran exports over 46,000 tons of pistachios in 10months Iran exported over 46,000 tons of pistachios in the firstten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-January 20,2023), the chairman of Agriculture and Food Industries Committee of IranChamber of Cooperatives (ICC), announced. “Over 46,000 tons of pistachios was exported in the firstten months,” Arsalan Qasemi said, according to Tehran Times.Although Iran is mostly known for its vast hydrocarbonresources, the

Feb 25 202310:19