Gonabad sumac gains ground in global markets

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Gonabad — Gonabad, a historic city in Khorasan Razavi province in eastern Iran, has emerged as Iran’s leading sumac-producing region, accounting for more than 90 percent of the country’s total output, as investment in processing and standardized packaging helps the product reach international markets. According to Esmail Ghorbani, head of Gonabad’s Agricultural Department, the area under sumac cultivation has reached 1,520 hectares, up 20 percent from last year. Product

Sep 6 202612:14

Qazvin province produces over 1,000 tons of medicinal herbs annually

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Qazvin – Farmers in Qazvin province, situated some 150 km northwest of Tehran, have produced and harvested more than 1,075 tons of high-quality medicinal herbs across 2,769 hectares of agricultural land over the past cropping year, according to the director of Horticulture at the Qazvin Agricultural Organization. Mohammad Pileforoush noted that 250 species of medicinal plants have so far been identified in the province. He added that these herbs are primarily cultivated in regions such

May 23 202612:09

Sumac orchards expand in Hurand to preserve genetic resources, official says

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Hurand – A program to plant tissue-cultured sumac saplings has begun in Hurand, a city in the Central District of Hurand County, East Azarbaijan province, as part of a push for sustainable agriculture and genetic resource protection, according to a provincial official. Masoud Jafarinejad, director of horticulture at the provincial agriculture organization, said the initiative aims to diversify cropping patterns and make use of sloping, low-yield lands. Planting started on May 1. Sumac,

Apr 25 202612:16

East Azarbaijan cooperating with knowledge-based firms to reform cultivation patterns

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East Azarbaijan – In line with materializing major objectives of East Azarbaijan’s Agriculture Organization with respect to reforming the cultivation patterns, the province has sought to produce red sumac saplings which are low-water consuming plants, a provincial official says. “Effective measures have been taken across the province to reduce pressure on water resources and grow the medicinal plants which consume lower amounts of water,” Parvin Borhani said. She adde

Mar 15 202612:27

Red sumac bears fruit for first time in Iran via tissue culture

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East Azarbaijan - For the first time in Iran, red sumac from Hurand - a city in the Central District of Hurand County, East Azarbaijan province - has successfully produced fruit using tissue culture techniques, according to a senior researcher at the Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute. Reza Mohammadi, a faculty member at the institute and head of the Tissue Culture Unit at the Northwest and West Agricultural Technology Research Center, announced the breakthrough, noting that traditi

Nov 16 202511:13

East Azarbaijan expands sumac cultivation to boost exports

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East Azarbaijan – East Azarbaijan Province, in the northwest of Iran, is expanding the cultivation of sumac to increase export revenues and strengthen its position in international markets, a senior agricultural official announced. According to Sadeq Naderi, Deputy for Crop Production Improvement at the provincial Agricultural Organization, East Azarbaijan currently ranks fourth nationwide with 490 hectares of orchards and an annual output of 380 tons, while leading the country in produc

Sep 12 202509:32