600 agricultural knowledge-based firms active in Iran

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Some 600 agricultural knowledge-based companies are activein the country, an official with Agricultural Research Education and ExtensionOrganization said.Hossein Jafari said that these firms play a major role inboosting the amount and quality of the country’s agricultural products,particularly our strategic products such as wheat. “The Ministry is doing all it can tomake the country self-sufficient in wheat production and less reliant onimported food [with the help of these firms],&#

Sep 15 202321:24

Saffron exports earn 88 million dollars in five months

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Saffron exports earn $88m in five months A total of $88 million worth of saffron were exported fromIran during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21-August22), the spokesman of the International Relations and Trade DevelopmentCommittee of Iran's House of Industry, Mining and Trade said.According to Ruhollah Latifi, the value of Iran’s saffronexport increased by 52 percent in the period compared to the same period oftime in the previous year.He added that Iranian saffr

Sep 15 202320:30

Agriculture minister urges rapid implementation of agreements with neighbors

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Agriculture minister urges rapid implementation ofagreements with neighbors Iranian Minister of Agriculture Mohammad-Ali Nikbakht calledfor a rapid implementation of the agreements struck between Iran and neighborsin the sector of agriculture. We need to seize the trade opportunity with regionalcountries and expedite the implementation of the projects that have been agreedupon, Nikbakht said on Tuesday in a meeting in Tehran at Bureau ofInternational Affairs and Specialized Organizations of the

Sep 15 202320:21

Iran exports over 3m tons of agricultural products in 5 months

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Iran exports over 3m tons of agricultural products in 5months Iran exported 3.053 million tons of agricultural products inthe first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August22), an official with the Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iransaid. The value of Iran’s exports of agricultural and foodstuffproducts increased by 19 percent in the mentioned period, also registering athree percent rise in terms of weight, according to Ruhollah Latifi. As reported

Sep 5 202318:07

Major agricultural projects to be inaugurated this week

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Iran’s Agriculture Ministry announced that 43 developmentand production projects worth 28.7 trillion rials will be inaugurated acrossthe country on the occasion of the Government Week (August 24-30).Inaugurating these projects is set to create more than 2,070job opportunities across the country and also save two million cubic meters ofwater, Jebrael Baradari, the head the Agriculture Organization of TehranProvince, said. He added that the projects covered a variety of areasincluding water

Sep 5 202317:54

Iran annual fishery export stands at 605 million dollars

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Iran annual fishery export stands at605 million dollars The value ofIran’s fishery export stood at $605 million in the past Iranian calendar year1401 (ended on March 20), the head of Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) HosseinHosseini announced.“Last year,181,000 tons of fishery products valued $605 million were exported,” Hosseinisaid on Sunday on the occasion of Government Week (August 24-30). Iran'saquaculture industry is on the wave of progress and has world ranks in thepro

Sep 4 202315:30

Iran annual milk output stands at over 11.5m tons official says

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Iran annual milk output stands at over 11.5m tons, official says An official with Iran’s Ministry ofAgriculture put the country’s annual milk output at over 11.5 million tons. “Over 11.5 million tons of milk areproduced in the country annually,” Mohammad Ebrahim Hassan-Nejad, the Iraniandeputy agriculture minister for livestock products, said recently. He further put the annual production of redmeat in the country at 900,00 tons, noting that domestic production has playe

Sep 2 202316:51

Iran exports over 68,000 tons of aquatics in 4 months

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Iran exported 68,135 tons of aquatic products worth $115million in a 4-month period ending July 22, according to the director generalof Iran’s Aquatics Market Development, Processing and Quality ImprovementOffice. 31,000 tons of different species of fish, valued at $50million, were exported from March 21 to July 22, Ababs Mokhtari told FARS. In this period, 2,208 tons of tuna fish, valued at $2million, 142 tons of ornamental fish, valued at $167,000 and 1.451 million tonsof different types

Aug 30 202313:07

Iran can become a regional hub for agro products insurance, official says

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Iran can become a regional hub for agro products insurance,official says The deputy head of Iran’s Agricultural Insurance Funddescribed the country as a regional model for insurance of the agriculturalproducts. “We are the first in the region inthe sector of agricultural insurance and have the potentional to become a hub inthis sector and help other countries in the region,” Alireza Al-e Amin said onTuesday. At present, China's agricultural insurance market is thesecond larges

Aug 30 202313:03

Iran annual caviar output to reach 100 tons by Mar. 2025

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Iran’s annual caviar output to reach 100 tons by Mar. 2025The annual production of caviar in the country isanticipated to reach 100 tons by the Iranian calendar year 1404 (begins onMarch 21, 2025), according to Iran's International Sturgeon Research InstituteDirector Mahmoud Bahmani.Iran has targeted to produce 10,000 tons of sturgeon meatand 100 tons of caviar by March 2025, Bahmani said last week. There are currently 195 active sturgeon farms in 20provinces across the country, he said, a

Aug 29 202314:30