East Azarbaijan remains Iran’s leading lentil producer: Official

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East Azarbaijan remains Iran’s leading lentil producer: Official East Azarbaijan remains Iran’s leading lentil producer: Official Tehran – East Azarbaijan, northwest of Iran, has retained its position as Iran's largest lentil-producing province, supplying nearly a quarter of the country's total output, according to provincial agricultural authorities. Jalal Rahimzadeh, Director of Crop Production at the East Azarbaijan Agricultural Organization, said more than 24,000 hectares have been c

Jul 28 202607:32

Iran aims to boost legume production

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Iran aims to boost legume production Iran aims to boost legume production Tehran – Iran's Ministry of Agriculture has unveiled major plans to increase domestic legume production, aiming to cultivate 814,000 hectares of land with various legumes in the 2023-2024 agricultural year, targeting a yield of 720,000 tons. The primary focus for the current year is on chickpeas, lentils, beans, and other legumes like mung beans and broad beans. However, challenges such as climate change, limited

Nov 2 202414:21

60 percent of global crop production relies on rainfed agriculture

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60 percent of global crop production relies on rainfed agriculture 60 percent of global crop production relies on rainfed agriculture Tehran – The executive of Iran's Dryland Crop Production Jumpstart Plan has revealed that a staggering 60% of the world's agricultural products are cultivated on rain-fed lands.Faramarz Azizkarimi, discussing the extent of dryland cultivation in Iran, stated, "Our country has between 8.5 and 9 million hectares of arable dryland. However, only about 6 million

Aug 12 202413:53

Iran develops new varieties of cold-tolerant peas

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Iran develops new varieties of cold-tolerant peas Iran develops new varieties of cold-tolerant peas Iran develops newvarieties of cold-tolerant peas Iran’s DrylandAgricultural Research Institute (DARI) has developed new varieties ofcold-tolerant peas, an official with DARI said. Dryland AgriculturalResearch Institute, in cooperation with its international partners, hasdeveloped 10 new varieties of winter peas that are fall-planted, cold tolerant,and have the highest dry matter yield in t

Nov 14 202310:45

Iranian research institute develops 27 new seeds

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Iranian research institute develops 27 new seeds Iranian research institute develops 27 new seeds Iranian research institute develops 27 new seedsThe 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 resea

Mar 16 202321:29

Pre-breeding and population improvement for achieving genetic diversity of breeding ‎germplasms at Dryland Agricultural Research Institute (DARI)‎

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Pre-breeding and population improvement for achieving genetic diversity of breeding ‎germplasms at Dryland Agricultural Research Institute (DARI)‎ Pre-breeding and population improvement for achieving genetic diversity of breeding ‎germplasms at Dryland Agricultural Research Institute (DARI)‎ Pre-breeding and population improvement for achievinggenetic diversity of breeding ‎germplasms at Dryland Agricultural Research Institute(DARI)‎Pre-breeding refers to all activities and strategi

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