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

Iran agrifood export to China on rise, minister says

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Iran’s agrifood export to China tops $300m in 10 months, minister says Iran’s exports of agricultural products to China saw a major rise in ten months, reaching $350 million, the agriculture minister said. The export of agricultural products to China- valued $350 million- has increased by fivefold in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-January 20, 2023), compared to the same period last year, Javad Sadatinejad told IRNA on Wednesday. He also

Feb 25 202309:53

Tehran hosting 1st intl. Iran Fruit Show

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The first international exhibition of Iranian fruits and vegetables is scheduled to be held in the capital Tehran.The event will be held in Tehran's Shahr-e-Aftab International Exhibition Center from February 23 to 26.Representatives from India, Russia, Belarus, Iraq and Turkey will showcase their produce and services ‌at the function.Six specialized panels will be also held on the sidelines of the exhibition which could be a good opportunity for countries to discuss key issues directly af

Feb 22 202317:59

Iran launches its largest mobile fish farm in Golestan province

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Iran launches its largest mobile fish farm in Golestanprovince Iran has started the country’s largest open sea cage farmingproject on its Caspian coasts in the northeastern Golestan province. With a diameter of 30 meters, an area of more than 700square meters, and a height of six and a half meters, the mobile cage iscapable of producing over 30 tons of fish per cycle. Based on the Iranian ministry’s comprehensive plan forexpansion of fish farming, over 8,000 tons of fish will be prod

Feb 21 202319:49

Iran to plant 1 billion trees to reduce carbon emissions

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The Iranian government has plans underway to produce onebillion saplings in biodegradable pot containers and plant them across thecountry over the course of four years, executor of the One Billion TreesProgram said. “We have the capacity to produce 250million saplings in pot containers every year with the participation ofpeople,” Reza Ahmadi said. Noting that Iran is the world's seventh highest emitter ofcarbon dioxide, he said that the program would help the country reach itsinterna

Feb 20 202321:17