Iran farmed shrimp output exceeds 60K tons

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Iran’s farmed shrimp output exceeds 60K tons More than 60,000 tons of shrimps have been produced in Iransince the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21,2022), registering a 5% rise year-on-year, the deputy head of Iran’s FisheriesOrganization (IFO) said. Iranian shrimp farmers have managed to produce 61,000 tonsof shrimp in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20), MehdiShakouri said in an interview on Sunday.He added that a major portion of thi

Jan 25 202310:19

Iran, Kazakhstan to hold 18th Joint Economic Commission meeting

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Iran, Kazakhstan to hold 18th Joint Economic Commissionmeeting The 18th Iran-Kazakhstan Joint Economic Commission meetingis scheduled to be held on Wednesday in Astana. Heading a delegation of Iranian business leaders, JavadSadatinejad, the Iranian minister of agriculture, has traveled to the Kazakhcapital to attend the 18th Iran-Kazakhstan joint economic commission, thepublic relations office of the ministry reported. Strengthening and expanding mutual cooperation between thetwo countries in th

Jan 25 202308:46

Iran aims to plant one billion trees to combat climate change, global warming

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Iran aims to plant one billion trees to combat climatechange, global warming As part of a global initiative to help save the Earth fromclimate change and biodiversity loss, the Iranian government has set a goal toplant a billion trees across the country by 2028, an official said. “Plant a Billion Trees” campaign is a major forestrestoration program developed by United Nations Framework Convention on ClimateChange to slow the connected crises of climate change, Hamid Reza Soleimani,th

Jan 23 202315:08

Razi institute from Iran participates in the nine review conference of bio-weapons convention in Geneva

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RAZI INSTITUTE ATTENDED IN THE 9TH REVIEW CONFERENCE OF THEBIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (BWC) IN GENEVA Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), as one of the mostimportant international documents related to disarmament and maintaining globalpeace and security, not only pursues the prohibition of a whole range ofweapons of mass destruction but also seeks to strengthen and facilitate thetransfer and exchange of peaceful biological materials and technologies amongmember countries. In this regard, the

Jan 22 202311:47

Iran red gold output on rise

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Iran’s ‘red gold’ output on rise; govt continues to supportexports deals Iran’s production of the world’s most expensive spice knownas “red gold” has seen an increase of 20 percent in the current crop year, asthe government continues to support major saffron deals, including the world’sbiggest saffron trade deal signed between Iran and Qatar. Head of Iran's Union of Sellers and Exporters of saffronGholamreza Miri said last week the country’s

Jan 21 202310:16

Iran, Belarus sign cooperation document to boost agricultural ties

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Iran, Belarus sign cooperation document to boostagricultural ties Iran and Belarus have signed a memorandum of understanding(MoU) to expand mutual cooperation in the agricultural sector. According to reports,the MoU was signed on Wednesday in Tehran on the sidelines of a visit byBelarus Deputy Agriculture Minister Ivan Ivanovich to the Iranian capital atthe head of an economic delegation. Practical steps have been outlined in this MOU for thedevelopment of relations between the two countries i

Jan 21 202309:53

Iran sets roadmap to expand tilapia farming industry

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Iran's ministry of agriculture has drawn up a roadmap topromote the country’s tilapia aquaculture industry. Mohsen Mansouri, the vice-president for executive affairs,Hossein Hosseini, the head of Iran Fisheries Organization, and Mehran Fatemi,the governor of Yazd province inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) lastweek and agreed on a roadmap to expand the country’s cultured tilapiaproduction in the central Yazd province. The new project will improve Iran’s cage culture capa

Jan 17 202317:07

Trilateral cooperation among Iran, Russia and Turkey to address issues related to grains distribution

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Trilateral cooperation among Iran, Russia and Turkey toaddress issues related to grains distribution Iran, Russia, and Turkey are cooperating with each other to explorevarious ways to distribute grains more fairly around the world, and to address existingbarriers, and to prevent food crises. According to Sputnik, the investigationof the solutions for the fair distribution of grains around the world and theremoval of existing obstacles, to prevent the food crisis, will be held onFriday, Feb. 21st

Jan 14 202321:13

Iran eyes increase in seaweed production by early 2024

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A senior official with Iran Fisheries Organization said thecountry has plans underway to double seaweed (algae) production fromaquaculture by the end of the next year (early 2024).“Development of aquaculture seaweed farming for processing,human consumption and livestock feed is among the organization’s toppriorities,” Mehdi Shakouri said. Last year, Iran’s seaweed output stood at 7 tons and thisyear will witness a 20 percent rise and reach 8 tons, he added. “The a

Jan 10 202319:57

Iran hosts intl. expo on agricultural tech, irrigation systems

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Iran hosts intl. expo on agricultural tech, irrigationsystems The seventh edition of Iran’s international exhibition ofnew agricultural technologies and irrigation systems kicked off at TehranPermanent International Fairgrounds on Monday.Titled “Iran Agri Show 2023”, the exhibition was openedduring a ceremony attended by Iranian agriculture minister Javad Sadatinejad inthe capital, Tehran. Representatives from over 350 domestic and internationalfirms are showcasing their produc

Jan 9 202314:15