Iran president announces cabinet reshuffle, replaces agriculture minister

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Iran president announces cabinet reshuffle, replaces agriculture minister Iranian President Ebrahaim Raisi on Tuesday announced a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing the minister of agriculture. Raisi replaced agriculture minister Javad Sadatinejad with a deputy who will serve as interim minister. A government spokesman cited the need to adapt to continued impacts of the Ukraine war on global food market as a reason for the minister’s dismissal. Sadatinejad, a former parliament lawmaker, w

Apr 13 202313:30

Iran Ministry of Agriculture launches call for innovative ideas, knowledge-based plans

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Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture launches call for innovativeideas, knowledge-based plans Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture has launched a call forknowledge-based plans and innovative ideas in field of agriculture. In line with the guidelines and emphases of Leader of theIslamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, and realization of the sloganof the year in areas related to agriculture, the Ministry invites allscientists, scholars, and researchers, in various fields of agriculture, t

Apr 11 202311:52

Iran annual wheat output estimated to rise by 30 percent, official says

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Iran annual wheat output estimated to rise by 30 percent,official says Iran’s annual production of wheat is estimated to increaseby 30 percent in the current crop year compared to the previous year, deputyminister of agriculture said. “The country’s wheat production ispredicted to rise by 30 percent in current crop year thanks to favorableweather conditions,” Shahpour Alaei-Moqaddam said on Saturday whileinaugurating a number of projects in the southern province of Fars.

Apr 10 202314:08

Iran imports 61,000 tons of soybean meal from Brazil

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A ship carrying 61,000 tons of soybean from Brazil docked inthe Iranian port of Imam Khomeini, according to State Livestock AffairsLogistics Company affiliated with Agriculture Ministry.The ship was moored in the port area, in the southwesternKhuzestan province, just after midnight on Wednesday morning, according to thecompany. Three other ships carrying Brazilian corn, barely, and otherlivestock and poultry feed also anchored off the Iranian coast on the same day.padding0cm;">As announced by a

Apr 9 202316:50

Iran harvest of bony fish from Caspian Sea ups over 80 percent

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Iran harvest of bony fish from Caspian Sea ups over 80percent A total of over 5,900 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 82% 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, Head of IranFisheries Organization’s Department of Harv

Apr 9 202316:39

Iran pistachio export revenue rises to 23m euros in 2022

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Iran-Spain Joint Chamber of Commerce put the value of Iran’s pistachio export to Spain at over 23 million euros in 2022.According to the report, Iran exported 2,068 tons of pistachios worth over 23 million euros to this country in 2022.The amount registered a 58% rise compared to same period in 2021.Iran is the largest supplier of pistachios to Spain after the United States. As the world’s largest producer of pistachio nuts for decades, Iran has seen its production of the delicacy fa

Apr 9 202310:14

Iran world s fourth largest apple producer

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Iran world’s fourth largest apple producer Iran has exported 550,000 tons of apples worth $172 millionin the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), the director-general ofthe Agricultural Ministry's office of cold and dry regions fruits said. Darioush Salempur said on Tuesday that Pakistan, Iraq,India, Russia and Afghanistan were the top five export buyers of Iranian applesin that year. In 2021-2022, more than 985 tons of apples were exported andIran claimed the second place that

Apr 5 202311:39

Iran and FAO agree to jointly fight desert locust

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Iran, FAO agree to jointly fight desert locust Iranian Agriculture Ministry’s Plant Protection Organizationand the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) haveagreed to join hands and address locust swarm infestations that devour cropsand threaten the livelihood and sustenance in the region. During a meeting with the FAO officials on the sidelines ofthe 17th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) of theInternational Plant Protection Convention (IPP

Apr 5 202311:21

Iran seeking to expand banana plantations in Sistan-Baluchestan to curb imports

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Iran seeking to expand banana plantations inSistan-Baluchestan to curb imports Iranian agriculture minister Javad Sadatinejad said thegovernment plans to expand Sistan-Baluchestan’s banana plantations in effortsto limit imports of this tropical fruit.We have plans underway to expand banana plantations in thesoutheastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province by 15,000 hectares, Sadatinejad saidlast week. He added, “This way, the government can limit the imports ofthe fruit as well as the curre

Apr 4 202316:49

Ninety-five percent of Iran required livestock vaccines produced domestically, official says

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Ninety-five percent of Iran required livestock vaccinesproduced domestically, official says Deputy Agriculture Minister Mohammad Aghamiri said 95percent of the required animal vaccines in Iran are produced in the country. The head of Iran’s State Veterinary Medicine Organization onMonday put the annual livestock vaccines produced in the country at 365 milliondoses, saying they are produced in high quality.The official further noted that 60 million vials of animalvaccines are imported into

Apr 4 202316:41