World food prices at highest since 2022 as supply risks mount, FAO says

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Paris - World ​food prices rose in August to their highest since late 2022, as adverse weather and ‌war disruption in the Black Sea heightened concern over supply of staples, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. Extreme heat and drought in Europe, the threat of a severe El Nino weather pattern and trade upheaval caused by the Ukraine ​and Iran wars have unsettled agricultural markets, pushing grain prices to three-year highs and sugar to a one-year ​peak.

Sep 6 202611:43

Iran unveils water-saving forage maize cultivation model

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Isfahan - Iran has introduced a new high-density forage maize cultivation model that could save up to 1.5 billion cubic meters of water annually if adopted nationwide, according to the Isfahan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center. Masoud Torabi, head of the center, said the initiative was developed to help the agricultural sector adapt to climate change while improving water and energy efficiency. He noted that Iran's arid and semi-arid climate makes climate-resil

Jul 11 202611:07

Iranian researchers highlight gene editing as next-generation agricultural tech

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Terhan – Iranian agricultural scientists have underscored the potential of gene-editing technology as a new generation of crop improvement, saying it could play a vital role in strengthening global food security and helping meet the nutritional needs of a world population expected to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050. Gholamreza Salehi, Deputy for Research at the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), said modern gene-editing techniques are gradually replacing

Jul 7 202608:04

104 sites recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

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Tehran - The global number of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) recognized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has risen to 104 following the designation of two new sites in Chile, according to Iran’s Agricultural Planning, Economics and Rural Development Research Institute. Chile now hosts three GIAHS sites, while Latin America has 11 across five countries. The first newly recognized system is an integrated camelid herding and Andean farming system

Feb 23 202609:37

’Perennial grain cultivation worldwide and its feasibility under Iran’s climate conditions’

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Tehran - Mounting pressure on water and soil resources, accelerating climate change, land degradation, and rising production costs have placed global agriculture under sustained stress. In response, agricultural researchers and policymakers are increasingly prioritizing approaches that can simultaneously enhance production sustainability, conserve natural resources, and strengthen long-term food security. One of the most promising innovations in this context is the development and cultivation

Dec 30 202506:31

Boosting water productivity and improving water efficiency in Qazvin Irrigation Network in Iran despite the COVID-19 pandemic

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Boosting waterproductivity and improving water efficiency in Qazvin Irrigation Network inIran despite the COVID-19 pandemic color#003B43">Amid more than a year-long COVID-19 pandemic, the Food andAgriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration withIran’s ministries of Agriculture Jahad and Energy and local researchinstitutions, keeps up with its commitment to implement activities envisaged tofurther improve agricultural water efficiency, productivity and sustainabili

Apr 13 202117:17

Collaboration with international research institutes to increase production performance and to decrease water consumption

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Ninety percent of wheat dry farming, and 75% of watercultured wheat in the country will be machanized. According to the informationcenter of the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture, moderator of the wheat plan of theministry has mentioned that several measures have been taken for quantitativeand quantitative production and increasing wheat productivity, among which oneis the mechanized wheat production.Mr. Esfandyari-Pour pointed out the common project betweenIran and International Maize and Wheat Imp

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