Iran eyes sugar self-sufficiency through autumn beet cultivation

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TEHRAN – Iran is seeking to achieve self-sufficiency in sugar production while reducing agricultural water consumption by expanding autumn sugar beet cultivation and developing alternative natural sweeteners, a senior agricultural research official said. Abazar Rajabi, head of the Sugar Beet Seed Research and Improvement Institute, said the strategy is part of Iran’s broader food security and water-management plans. Iran aims to increase the area under sugar crops—including

Sep 13 202612:18

Iranian researchers develop livestock feed from sugarcane residues

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Tehran – Iranian researchers have developed a technology that converts sugarcane harvesting residues into livestock feed, offering a sustainable solution to reduce agricultural waste and support food security. The innovation, titled “Production of Livestock Feed Silage from Sugarcane Residues,” was developed by Afrouz Sharifi of the Khuzestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center and has received official certification from the Agricultural Research

Jun 20 202613:06

Iran pushes sugar technology frontier with indigenous expertise

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Ahvaz - Iran’s sugarcane industry has advanced to the technological forefront by relying on domestic expertise to overcome sanctions, the CEO of the Sugarcane Development and By-Products Company said. Speaking to Khuzestan provincial radio, Mr. Mahmoudi described the sector as a pillar of self-sufficiency, now encompassing a full chain of production, employment, and technology. He said key industrial and agricultural inputs are increasingly produced locally, reducing dependence on fore

Feb 17 202609:21

Iran, China launch joint rice research center, deputy minister says

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Tehran – Iran’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture has announced the establishment of a joint Iran–China Rice Research Center aimed at developing hybrid and drought-resistant rice varieties capable of producing over six tons per hectare. The initiative also includes plans to import new high-yield sugarcane varieties from China with double the current productivity. Gholamreza Golmohammadi, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Head of the Agricultural Research, Education, and Exten

Nov 1 202512:18

Iran’s agricultural output to reach 145m tons under new waste reduction initiative

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Tehran - Iran’s Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) has launched a comprehensive national plan to reduce agricultural waste and residues, which could increase the country’s agricultural production by up to 15 million tons with just a 10% reduction in losses, according to the organization’s head. Gholamreza Golmohammadi noted that for the fourth consecutive year, AREEO has implemented the national cropping pattern plan, a key policy expected to

Oct 14 202514:21

Annual sugar production exceeds expected to reach 1.8m tons

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TEHRAN – Iranian sugar processing plants are expected to produce nearly 1.8 million tons of sugar from sugar beets and sugarcane in the current Iranian calendar year (to end on March 20, 2025), an official with the country’s Agriculture Ministry said. According to Peyman Hesadi, the director of the Agriculture Ministry’s sugar plants project, told reporters that this production level will meet approximately 82% of the country's domestic sugar demand, bringing Iran closer to sel

Jul 27 202406:50

Iran in talks with Cuba to revamp over 150 sugarcane factories

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Iran is discussing the modernization of 160 sugarcane factories in Cuba, according to an official speaking at the Iran-Cuba Business Forum. Feasibility studies are underway to explore this potential collaboration in the Cuban market, Farshad Moqimi, CEO of the Iranian Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization, said. Following a recent Cuban delegation visit to Iran, talks focused on renovating and optimizing Cuba's sugarcane industry. Discussions also included the export of agricult

May 3 202412:43

Iran supports domestic production, cuts down on sugar imports

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Iran imported 47 percent less sugar during the first 11 months of the last Iranian calendar year (beginning on March 21, 2023) compared to the year before. According to statistics, the country imported some 666,000 tons of sugar products worth $434,000,000 last year, showing a 47 percent drop in terms of weight and 36 percent in terms of value compared to the same period of the year before, Tehran Times reported. Iran needs 2.2 million tons of sugar every year, of which a significant amount is

Apr 7 202423:51

Iran expected to produce 700,000 tons of sugar from sugarcane this year

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Some 650,000 to 700,000 tons of sugar will be produced from sugarcane this year, an official with Iran’s Agriculture Ministry said. According to Peyman Hesadi, the director of the Agriculture Ministry’s sugar plants project, the total area under sugarcane cultivation across Iran this year is 90,000 hectares, predicting that 6.5 to 7 million tons of sugarcane are estimated to be produced. He added that so far, 45,000 hectares of sugarcane have been harvested from the fields. Hesadi sa

Jan 28 202409:20

Tehran and Manila explore ways to boost ties in agricultural sector

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Tehran, Manila explore ways to boost ties in agriculturalsector Senior officials from Iran and the Philippines called forthe expansion of mutual ties between the two nations in the sector ofagriculture. In a recent meeting held in Tehran, Mojtaba Khayam Nekouei,the head of Iran’s Agricultural Research Education and Extention Organization,and the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for SpecialConcerns, BARMM, and Infrastructure Engr. Zamzamin Ampatuan signed a memor

May 28 202308:56