Iran date exports fetch 400m dollars in 1 year

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Iran date exports fetch $400m in 1 year A total of $400 million worth of dates were exported fromIran in the previous Iranian year (ended on March 20), according to the deputyagriculture minister for horticulture affairs.“With 1.4 million tons of annualproduction, Iran is among the top three producers of dates in the world,”Mohammad-Mehdi Boroumand said. The value of last year’s exports stood at $400 million, headded. Egypt and Saudi Arabia are Iran’s major rivals in the

Apr 3 202313:28

Iran largest producer of horticultural products in region: Official

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Iran largest producer of horticultural products in regionOfficial The chairman of the Iran Fruit Union said Iran has claimedthe first place in region in terms of producing agricultural and horticulturalproducts.“Given the country's high capacities, we are the first inthe region in the production of agricultural and horticultural products,” RezaNourani said, according to Tehran Times.He further said that long-term coherent policies andmeasures are needed to boost exports. Nourani als

Apr 3 202313:13

Iran developing novel mulching methods to combat desertification

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An official with Iran’s Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization said the government has plans underway to develop non-oil mulch in the new Iranian year (started March 21) with the aim of combating land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas across the country. Hamidreza Soleimani, the head of the Innovation and Technology Department of Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization, said, “We will get help from domestic knowledge-based compani

Apr 1 202301:10

Iran annual export of fish feed to neighbors exceeds 10K tons, official says

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As announced by a provincial official, the value of fish feed export from Gilan province, in the north of Iran, stood at over 10 million dollars in the previous Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-March 20, 2023).Koroush Khalili, the director-general of the province’s Fisheries Department, said that over 10,800 tons of fish feed worth $10 million were exported from the province last year.He added that Most of the province's fish feed were exported to various European and Asian countries,

Mar 28 202312:52

Iran launches project to build permanent tent sites for nomads

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Iran launches project to build permanenttent sites for nomads The Iranian government has launched a majorproject to build concrete sites where nomads can use as permanent dwellings toset up their Black Tents on them, the head of the Nomads Affairs Organizationsaid. “Today, a safe and hygienic refuge is amongthe basic needs of our nomads across the country,” Abbas Papizadeh said lastweek at the groundbreaking ceremony of the project in Dezful, Iran'ssouthwestern province of Khuzestan

Mar 26 202318:30

Communal sheep breeding site set up in northwestern Iran

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Communal sheep breeding site set up innorthwestern Iran Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture has launchedthe country’s largest communal sheep breeding center in East AzarbaijanProvince, northwestern Iran, an official said. Hossein Damavandi-Nejad, the deputyminister for livestock products, said, “This animal husbandry unit has thecapacity to hold over 32,000 sheep”. He added that the ministry has invested indeveloping fully-fledged breeding centers with the vision of producing

Mar 26 202318:26

China receives first ever shipment of Iranian oranges

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The first batch of fresh citrus fruit from Iran arrived inShanghai by air on March 17.The consignment of 1,780 kilograms was received at PudongInternational Airport and consisted mainly of navel oranges.The shipment was promptly cleared by airport customsofficials and the consignment was released the following day. The wholeprocedure took less than 15 hours, allowing the freshness of the imported fruitto be maintained. The citrus was subsequently distributed to the designatedvenues for its retai

Mar 25 202311:42

Iran ranks world 11th top fertilizer exporter after US & Netherlands

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Iran ranks world's 11th top fertilizer exporter after US,Netherlands IFA Iran was ranked 11th among the world’s top fertilizerexporters, data provided by International Fertilizer Association (IFA) showed. According to IFA, Iran exported $1.8 billion worth ofchemical fertilizers in the 2021-2022 crop year to become the world’s 11thbiggest chemical fertilizer exporter.Russia was the largest exporter of chemical fertilizers inthe world during the mentioned period, exporting $12.5 billi

Mar 25 202311:33

Iranian research institute develops 27 new seeds

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The head of Iran’s Dryland Agricultural Research Institute (DARI) said the center has introduced 27 new seeds after years of research.“The new seeds include wheat, barely, chickpea, lentils and oil seeds,” Mozaffar Roostaei said on Tuesday. He added that the seeds were developed by Iranian researchers after 14 years of extensive research activities. The new seeds are adapted based on Iran’s local and environmental conditions and are resilient to drought, cold snaps, and v

Mar 16 202321:29

Iran sets sights on green water resources for one billion trees campaign

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Iran sets sights on green water resources for 'one billiontrees' campaign The Iranian minister of agriculture said his ministry hascounted on green water supplies to plant one billion trees across the countrywithin four years. "We have the capacity to plant 250 million treesannually and we will use green water resources," Javad Sadatinejad saidrecently. Green water is that fraction of rainfall that infiltratesinto the soil and is available to plants. It includes soil water holdingcapacity and t

Mar 15 202315:50