Global Saffron Market of Iran

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Deputy Minister of Horticulture Jihad-Agriculture said Consideringthat 92% of saffron production in the world belong to Iran, our share of the $8 billion market for this product is less than $ 200 million.Mohammad Mehdi Boroumandi, at the unveiling ceremony of thesmart saffron value chain management system (saffron smart card) in TorbatHeydariyeh, added Every product that 25% of it is produced in a country, theprice and benefits of that product in the world should belong to that country,which is

Dec 6 202116:32

Minister of Jihad-Agriculture announced that: Iran is interested in developing cooperation with UNIDO in order to improve the value chain of the beekeeping industry

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Minister of Jihad-Agriculture announced that Iran isinterested in developing cooperation with UNIDO in order to improve the value chainof the beekeeping industrySeyed Javad Sadati-Nejad, the Minister of Jihad-Agriculture,at the 19th General Assembly of theUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), which was hosted byAustria on the topic of creative economics for sustainable development, statedthat The Iranian government, through developing communication infrastructurein all citi

Dec 4 202106:31

Twenty-five percent (25%) increase in tea production in 2021 in IRAN

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Mr. Habib Jahansaz stated In the first five months of thisyear, the production of dry tea has increased by 25%, compared to the sameperiod last year, which indicates the market pull to produce this product andincrease the general popularity of Iranian tea.The head of the country's tea organization said This year,114,445 tons of green leaves worth 650 billion tomans have been purchased fromtea growers, of which 51% are first grade green leaves and 49% are second gradegreen leaves.He then added At

Nov 27 202109:52

Iran ranks third in walnut production in the world

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Iran with the production of 168 thousand tons of walnuts peryear Ali Asghar Zinanlu, head of the country's horticultural researchdepartment, said The area under cultivation of walnut orchards in the countryis 158 thousand hectares, of which 69 thousand hectares are infertile orchardsand 89 thousand hectares are fertile orchards.He stated that the yield level of this product is 2 tons perhectare, and added The amount of walnut production in the country is 168thousand tons, in which Iran accounts

Nov 20 202110:40

Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute

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The activities of Iranian Fisheries Science ResearchInstitute in trawling are ‎not commercialThe head of (IFSRI) said "Research on the amount "Arial",sans-serif;">‎of stocks, determining theappropriate time and place of fishing and principled use of water ‎resourcesin Persian Gulf and Oman Sea by "trawl fishing" method is notcommercial.‎According to the public relations office of Iranian Fisheries Science Research ‎Institute(IFSRI), quoting the information

Nov 20 202109:24

Investigating the ways of developing Iran-Switzerland agricultural cooperation

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Investigating the ways of developing Iran-Switzerlandagricultural cooperation Seyed Javad Sadati Nejad, Minister of Jihad for Agricultureof Iran, in a meeting with Andreas Aebi, President of the Swiss NationalCouncil, in Tehran, stated that Given the positive view of the Iranian peopletowards Switzerland and its position in the world, interaction and cooperationin the field of agriculture between the two countries can be good anddevelopment-oriented. He then added Due to climate diversity, Iran

Nov 14 202118:04

Agricultural Cooporation between IRAN and Pakestan

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Agricultural Cooporationbetween IRAN and PakestanDuring the meeting between the Minister of Jihad-Agriculture of Iranand the Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for Trade and Investment, thetrade capacities of the agricultural products of Iran and Pakistan wereexamined.Dr. Sadati-Nejad, the Minister of Jihd-Agriculture of Iran, statedthat Iran and Pakistan have common borders, religion, culture and ethnicitiesthat can bring better trade conditions for the two countries than what we havetod

Nov 10 202119:20

FAO ready to follow up on the UN Food System Summit and transform Agri-Food Systems Together

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FAO ready to follow up on the UN Food System Summit andtransform Agri-Food Systems TogetherQu Dongyu, Director-General, Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United NationsThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approaching; we have tochange our agri-food systems urgently and holistically. This transformationrequires a systemic approach and our c

Nov 7 202119:30

FRWO Intensifies Conservation Measures through New Methods

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Head of FRWO said that FRWO needs to utilize innovation initiatives and new technologies to intensify conservation measures. According to FRWO's website, Dr. Massoud Mansour, Deputy Minister and Head of FRWO in The thirteenth session of the performance of the executive plan of 2021 chaired by Massoud Mansour, Head of FRWO held on Sunday at FRWO Headquarters with the agenda of performance review of Natural Resources and Watershed Management Department (NRWD) said "Today, natural resources managem

Oct 27 202107:08

UNCCD unveils new guidance on land degradation and drought reporting

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UNCCD unveils new guidance on land degradation and droughtreporting Bonn, 29 September 2021 – Two new guidance documents havebeen released today a revised and upgraded version of Good PracticeGuidance for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 15.3.1 andnew Good Practice Guidance for national reporting on UNCCD strategicobjective 3.These guidances add to the body of knowledge and expertiseavailable to the Parties for the 2022 UNCCD reporting process, to be launchedin early November 2

Oct 10 202112:23