Cultivation of Dryland Wheat in IRAN

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Mechanized cultivation of 85% of dryland wheat in thecountryThe advisor to the minister and the executor of the wheatproject emphasized Planning and monitoring were made on the implementation ofthe program for the production of ordinary and durum wheat seeds, certifiedclasses by the heads of organizations and the deputy director for improvingcrop production. Esmael Esfandyari-Pour stated Wheat samples should be sentto be evaluated for the quality of wheat crop to the Seed and Plant BreedingResea

Aug 25 202021:13

FAO supports Iran to strengthen its national agricultural drought monitoring and early warning systems

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FAO supports Iran to strengthen its national agriculturaldrought monitoring and early warning systemsFAO assists Iran to establish a country-specific agricultural droughtmonitoring system, enabling the national authorities to detect periods of waterstress and forecast crop yields more accurately in the Urmia Lake basin.Tehran - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)organised a three-day workshop to equip Iranian experts with operationalknowledge and skills required to

Aug 22 202011:29

23% growth in crop production in the last 5 years in IRAN

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The Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Ministry ofJihad-Agriculture said the production of agricultural products in the countryhas increased by 23% in the last 5 years. Javad Vafa-Bakhsh, referring to theincreasing trend of agricultural production, said Production of agriculturalproducts has increased from 68 million tons to 84 million tons in the last fiveyears. He then added Transferring research findings and updatingthe technology of the agricultural sector are future plans for increasing

Aug 19 202013:41

FAO supplies Iran with more desert locust equipment, supporting the country in containing

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white">FAO delivers more sprayers and Very Low Volume Formulation pesticides toIran, worth over USD 100 thousand, to assist the country in its efforts tocontrol the desert locust infestation. white"> The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)delivers two more consignments of desert locust control equipment and materialsto Iran to further enhance national technical capacity to prevent and decreasethe damages caused by this migratory pest.white">According to apress release p

Aug 17 202012:23

A town producing agricultural biological materials will be set up in IRAN

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A town producing agricultural biological materials will beset up in IRANThe Minister of Jihad-Agriculture said We at the Ministryof Jihad-Agriculture announce our readiness to set up a knowledge-based productiontown for the production of agricultural biological materials.Kazem Khazavi, the Minister of Jihad-Agriculture stated that Vegetable andcucurbits are among the basic needs of the country and their production in thecountry reduces our dependence on imports. Khavazi added In the meeting we h

Aug 15 202010:56

Consumption of toxins is reached its minimum value in IRAN

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Keikhosrow Changolvaie, in an interview, he stated that thePlant Protection Organization has a duty to protect crops and horticulturalproducts from any complications and harmful factors, and mentioned that Onaverage, 35 to 40% of crops in the world are damaged by harmful factors, andthere are 607 types of harmful factors including harmful insects, pathogens andweeds in the world.The head of the country's plant protection organization saidthat the use of physical, integrated and biological contro

Aug 4 202023:15

Export of Iranian raisins

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Director General of the Cold and Dried Fruits Office of theMinistry of Jihad-Agriculture announced a $ 164 million of raisin exports inthe last year. Darab Hassani, referring to the latest statistics of theInternational Organization of Grapes and its products in 2018, said Grape cropoccupies 7.4 million hectares of arable land in the world, of which Iran'sshare of the total area under grape cultivation in the world is 308 thousandhectares. He added that China with11.7 million tons of production,

Aug 3 202021:54

4004 medicines and herbal and traditional products in IRAN

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Issuing license for 4004 medicines and herbal andtraditional products Medicinal plants are considered as one of the importantadvantages of Iran's agricultural sector, and Iranian traders can export them,albeit in the form of processed products, to create a high exchange rate for thecountry. Currently, the highest demand for medicinal plants is fromPakistan, UAE, Germany, Japan and China. Among these, saffron is at the top ofthe demand list and after that, the most export items of Iranian medicin

Jul 22 202012:10

FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO: hunger increases across the world, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 is in doubt

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FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO hunger increases across theworld, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 is in doubtThe United Nations agencies say that the world is not on trackto achieve Zero Hunger, warning if recent trends continue, the number of peopleaffected by hunger will surpass 840 million by 2030.color#003B43">Tehran - font-family"Arial",sans-serif;color#003B43">A new report jointly preparedby FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO shows that currently around690 million people or 8.9 percent

Jul 20 202023:06

4% increase in wheat yield compared to last year in IRAN

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Sasan Valizadeh, the head of public relations of theMinistry of Jihad-Agriculture said about wheat cultivation thatSince the beginning of the harvest season, 3,529,000 tons ofwheat have been purchased, which is four percent more than last year, and thisshows the good condition of wheat cultivation and their appropriate purchase. He also spoke aboutthe high quality of wheat for baking bread and mentioned that 6216 wheatsamples in different parts of the country have been studied in the GrainResear

Jul 18 202010:33