Iran’s horticultural exports climb to 4.3b dollars

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Tehran – Iran's export earnings from horticultural and greenhouse products have surged from $2.9 billion to $4.3 billion since the start of the current administration, announced Mohammad Mehdi Boroumandi, Deputy Minister of Agriculture. According to Boroumandi, who also serves as head of the ministry's horticulture department, total domestic horticultural production rose from 24.7 million to 26.9 million tons during the same period. He underscored progress in tropical fruit development

Aug 14 202612:03

Iran launches national initiative to document native duck genetic resources

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Tehran – Iran's Animal Science Research Institute has launched a national program to monitor and document the country's native poultry genetic resources, beginning with indigenous duck populations in the northern provinces, the institute's director announced. Hassan Khamisabadi underscored the significance of the northern region's native ducks, noting that indigenous livestock and poultry breeds are the product of millennia of natural selection and adaptation to local climatic and enviro

Aug 10 202611:34

Mazandaran logs positive agri-trade balance as exports outweigh imports

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Mazandaran – Iran's northern province of Mazandaran has recorded a positive trade balance in agricultural products over the first four months of the current calendar year, driven by strong citrus and kiwifruit exports, officials said. Asadollah Teymouri-Yansari, head of Mazandaran's Agricultural Organization, reported that 1,483 export consignments, totaling 29,517 tons of produce plus 167,890 ornamental plants, received phytosanitary clearance between late March and late July 2025. Ci

Aug 8 202611:57

Ranked: World’s largest agricultural economies

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Tehran - Global agriculture generated $5.2 trillion in production value in 2024, making it one of the world’s largest industries. This graphic ranks the world’s largest agricultural economies by production value, based on data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). China Outproduces the Next Three Combined China generated $1.9 trillion in agricultural production in 2024, accounting for 36% of the global total. To put that in perspective, China’s agricultural e

Aug 7 202620:25

Iran to launch cut chicken exports to Iraq, Afghanistan

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Tehran – Iran is set to launch exports of cut chicken to Iraq and Afghanistan after securing official export approval, according to the head of the Iran Broiler Breeders Union. Habib Asadollahnejad said the country produced around 137 million broiler chickens last month, leaving a surplus of at least 15 million birds available for export after meeting domestic demand. He said the first export consignments are expected to be shipped by the end of this week or early next week, marking th

Aug 5 202608:31

Bonab leads East Azarbaijan in raisin processing, exports

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East Azarbaijan – The city of Bonab, in East Azarbaijan province in northwestern Iran, is leading the country’s raisin processing and export hub, with 18 active processing and packaging factories, a local agricultural official said. Hassan Alivand, head of the county’s Agricultural Department, said Bonab produces 35,112 tons of raisins annually and exports more than 20,000 tons, ranking first in the province in raisin processing and exports. Speaking during a visit to a pro

Aug 5 202608:24

Iran exporting livestock embryo, Minister says

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Tehran – Iran has evolved from importing live livestock by air to exporting livestock embryos and is poised to become a poultry meat exporter, Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri said. Addressing the Second International Livestock, Poultry, and Related Industries Exhibition in Tehran, Nouri described the livestock and poultry industry as one of Iran's most resilient and dynamic economic sectors, noting that it has safeguarded the country's food security and maintained uninterrupted sup

Aug 2 202612:25

Iran launches 65 model farms to advance sustainable crop production

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Tehran – Iran has established 65 model farms for six strategic crops nationwide as part of efforts to boost productivity, improve crop quality, and promote climate-resilient agriculture, Deputy Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Golmohammadi announced. Speaking at the National Rice Farm Day in Rasht, where two new rice varieties—Ti Ti and Kavir—were unveiled, Golmohammadi said the farms will accelerate the transfer of modern agricultural technologies and best practices to produc

Aug 2 202612:20

Iran Holstein Festival highlights livestock production, export growth

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Tehran – Iran's Minister of Agriculture and the Acting Head of the Iran Veterinary Organization attended the Sixth National Holstein Cattle Festival and the Second Specialized Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Exhibition in Tehran, underscoring the role of innovation and private-sector participation in boosting productivity, food security, and livestock exports. The event showcased the latest technologies, technical achievements, and capabilities of private companies in the livestock and dai

Aug 2 202611:31

Khorasan Razavi leads Iran’s medicinal plant sector with productivity-driven strategy

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Mashhad – Khorasan Razavi province, in the northeast of Iran, is reinforcing its position as one of Iran’s leading producers of medicinal plants through a strategy focused on productivity, value addition, and sustainable agricultural development, the head of the province’s Agricultural Organization said. Majid Jafari said the province’s diverse climate and extensive cultivation area have made it a national leader in medicinal plant production. He noted that expanding

Aug 1 202618:33