FAO Regional Conference calls for greater action to tackle COVID-19’s impacts across Asia and the Pacific

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FAO Regional Conference calls for greater action to tackleCOVID-19’s impacts across Asia and the PacificMinisterial Sessionhighlights the importance of supporting the livelihoods of the most vulnerablepeople through sustained and stronger collaborationOn the third day ofthe FAO Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific, the FAODirector-General QU Dongyu, Government Ministers as well as civil society andprivate sector representatives voiced concern over COVID-19's impacts on thefood security and

Sep 13 202016:54

Establishment of pollination headquarters for leaps in agricultural production

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Establishment of pollination headquarters for leaps inagricultural productionThe executor of the country's beekeeping development plansaid With the agreement of the Minister of Jihad-Agriculture, the pollinationheadquarters will be formed in order to increase the quantity and quality ofagricultural, horticultural, forest and rangeland production. Farhad Moshir Ghaffariadded that By forming a pollination headquarters and establishing bee coloniesin agricultural and garden lands, we will make a le

Sep 13 202016:17

Increase the production and export of fishery products with the optimal use of capacities in the year of production leap

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Increase the production and export of fishery products withthe optimal use of capacities in the year of production leap Deputy Minister and Head of the Fisheries Organization ofIran has stated that shrimp farming and aquaculture at sea is one of theimportant ongoing projects in Mazandaran province. Dr. Nabiolah Khoun-Mirzaie added that Important projectsare underway in Mazandaran province in the field of fisheries, includingstrengthening two centers for reproduction and reconstruction of aquatic

Sep 11 202022:35

Production of 11,600 tons of olive oil in the country

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The executor of the olive project of the Ministry ofJihad-Agriculture said Last year, 11,600 tons of olive oil was produced in thecountry. Rahmatollah Parichehr, the executor of the olive project ofthe Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture stated The situation of olive oil productionin our country is favorable and the production of this product has increasedfrom 3,300 tons in 2012 to 11,600 tons in 2019.Parichehr after pointing out that the consumption of highquality olive oil, in terms of chemical eval

Aug 24 202016:16

Implementation of pilot project of agricultural startup towns in Alborz province

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Implementation of pilot project of agricultural startuptowns in Alborz provinceThe CEO of the parent company specialized in agriculturalservices said The pilot project of the first agricultural startup town inAlborz province and Karaj city will be implemented, which we considered a landarea of ​​50 hectares. Mohamamd Mojabi addedthat The rate of waste in the agricultural sector is 35%, while in developedcountries waste occurs only at the time of consumption, which indicates thatthe t

Aug 22 202011:25

23% growth in crop production in the last 5 years in IRAN

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The Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Ministry ofJihad-Agriculture said the production of agricultural products in the countryhas increased by 23% in the last 5 years. Javad Vafa-Bakhsh, referring to theincreasing trend of agricultural production, said Production of agriculturalproducts has increased from 68 million tons to 84 million tons in the last fiveyears. He then added Transferring research findings and updatingthe technology of the agricultural sector are future plans for increasing

Aug 19 202013:41

Implementation of mega projects of water and soil in the country

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Increase of 8 milliontons of agricultural production with the implementation of mega projects ofwater and soil of the countryThe Deputy Minister of Water and Soil Affairs of theMinistry of Jihad-Agriculture said with the implementation of the Khuzestanand Ilam land reclamation project, the amount of agricultural production willincrease from 1.7 million tons to 5 million tons, in the project of developingirrigation and drainage networks in the west and northwest of the country, the amount of agri

Aug 19 202013:30

Consumption of toxins is reached its minimum value in IRAN

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Keikhosrow Changolvaie, in an interview, he stated that thePlant Protection Organization has a duty to protect crops and horticulturalproducts from any complications and harmful factors, and mentioned that Onaverage, 35 to 40% of crops in the world are damaged by harmful factors, andthere are 607 types of harmful factors including harmful insects, pathogens andweeds in the world.The head of the country's plant protection organization saidthat the use of physical, integrated and biological contro

Aug 4 202023:15

Export of Iranian raisins

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Director General of the Cold and Dried Fruits Office of theMinistry of Jihad-Agriculture announced a $ 164 million of raisin exports inthe last year. Darab Hassani, referring to the latest statistics of theInternational Organization of Grapes and its products in 2018, said Grape cropoccupies 7.4 million hectares of arable land in the world, of which Iran'sshare of the total area under grape cultivation in the world is 308 thousandhectares. He added that China with11.7 million tons of production,

Aug 3 202021:54

Increasing domestic production of agricultural fertilizers

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Increasing domestic production of agriculturalfertilizers Maintaining quality and compliance with standardsThe executor of the self-sufficiency plan for agriculturalfertilizers and the managing director of the Agricultural Support ServicesCompany said Maintaining quality and compliance with standards can helpincrease domestic production of agricultural fertilizers. Hamid Rasouli stated, in the 12th meeting of the workinggroup on self-sufficiency of agricultural fertilizers, that In order toachie

Jul 24 202022:19