Iran and FAO to jointly work on development of model farms NFS

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Iran and FAO to jointly work on development of model farms NFS Iran and FAO to jointly work on development of model farms NFS Iran, FAO to jointly work on development of model farms, NFS Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture and the UN's Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO) have plans underway to proceed ahead with ajoint project to develop model farms as well as Novel Farming Systems (NFS), anofficial said.Esmail Zadhassan, an official with Iran’s DrylandAgriculture Research Institute,

Apr 26 202309:15

Iran has no urgent need to import rice official says

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Iran has no urgent need to import rice official says Iran has no urgent need to import rice official says Iran has no urgent need to import rice, official says Iran has no urgent need to import rice for now given ample domestic supply, Deputy Agriculture Minister Alireza Mohajer said. “With this year's increase in production, the country's demand to import rice is nearly at zero," Mohajer said on Saturday. He also explained that the reason behind the halt of import is due to rise

Apr 16 202314:51

14,000 ha of lands under camelina cultivation: Official

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14,000 ha of lands under camelina cultivation: Official 14,000 ha of lands under camelina cultivation: Official 14,000 ha of lands under camelina cultivation: Official An official with Iranian Ministry of Agriculture announcedthat currently 14,000 hectares of lands across the country are under thecultivation of Camelina sativa, which is a promising oilseed crop used fordietary oil and as a biofuel feedstock. Hamid Oraee, who is an adviser to the Iranian agricultureminister, said camelina is a

Apr 11 202311:46

Iran world s fourth largest apple producer

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Iran world s fourth largest apple producer Iran world s fourth largest apple producer 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 2021-2

Apr 5 202311:39

Iran developing novel mulching methods to combat desertification

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Iran developing novel mulching methods to combat desertification Iran developing novel mulching methods to combat desertification Iran developing novel mulching methods to combat desertification 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. Hamidr

Apr 1 202301:10

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

Mar 15 202315:50

One Billion Trees Program to produce 4m tons of oxygen annually, official says

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One Billion Trees Program to produce 4m tons of oxygen annually, official says One Billion Trees Program to produce 4m tons of oxygen annually, official says One Billion Trees Program to produce 4m tons of oxygenannually, official says Planting one billion trees over the course of four yearswill help produce four billion tons of oxygen annually in Iran, NaghiShabanian, the deputy head of the Natural Resources and Watershed ManagementOrganization, has said. “Iranian Agriculture MinistryR

Mar 5 202311:39

Iran developing smart irrigation systems

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Iran developing smart irrigation systems Iran developing smart irrigation systems Iran developing smart irrigation systems 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 s

Mar 4 202312:15

Iran tropical fruit production at 8.8m tons

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Iran tropical fruit production at 8.8m tons Iran tropical fruit production at 8.8m tons 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,” Z

Feb 28 202306:16

Iran seeking to export veterinary vaccines to Zimbabwe

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Iran seeking to export veterinary vaccines to Zimbabwe Iran seeking to export veterinary vaccines to Zimbabwe Iran seeking to export veterinary vaccines to Zimbabwe 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 Ge

Feb 26 202315:29