Iran’s citrus exports continue as regional demand remains strong

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Sari — Iran’s citrus exports are continuing without interruption, with strong demand from domestic and international markets, Deputy Agriculture Minister Mohammad-Mehdi Boroumandi said. Speaking on the sidelines of a review of citrus and kiwi exports in Mazandaran Province, Boroumandi said the province is a major hub for Iran’s horticultural production, accounting for a significant share of the country’s citrus and kiwi output. He said Iran produced around 6 million t

Sep 27 202608:58

Over 600 agricultural products in Iran receive identification codes

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Tehran — The director general of the Environment and Sustainable Development Office at the Ministry of Agricultural says identification codes have been issued for 600 agricultural products so far, as part of an ongoing drive to assign ID codes to such goods. Reza Bahramlou, referring to mandates under the Seventh Development Plan to build a system for identifying and tracing agricultural products, said that under the product ID scheme, strategic and staple crops were covered first, follo

Sep 26 202611:34

Spanish farmers bearing the brunt of US aggression against Iran

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Madrid — The US aggression against Iran has spread beyond the Persian Gulf and the oil market to Spain's farmland, where farmers say soaring diesel and fertilizer prices are threatening their crops. Spanish farmers now pay more for every hour of tractor work, with the price of agricultural diesel up by roughly 50 percent since the start of the US war against Iran. Agricultural associations have warned that if the trend continues, some land may not be planted at all. An estimate by the

Sep 26 202611:32

Iran implementing banana orchard development plan to cut imports

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Tehran - The head of the Agricultural Organization of Sistan and Baluchestan province, in the southeast of Iran, says that sustained development programs and the implementation of a banana orchard development plan can further expand the crop's production capacity and supply a significant share of the country's banana demand from domestic sources. Alireza Shahraki added that expanding banana production goes beyond simply increasing the cultivated area; sustaining it also requires simultaneous a

Sep 26 202611:20

Iranian researchers develop homegrown aquatic vaccines

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Tehran — Researchers at the Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR) in Tehran have mastered the technical know-how to produce aquatic vaccines, a breakthrough that could free the country from reliance on imports, a report says. The Animal Biological Products Research Group at ACECR Tehran launched its research into aquatic vaccines in the Iranian year 2005. In 2014, it secured its first production license from the Iran Veterinary Organization for a vaccine against str

Sep 26 202611:18

Iran eyes fivefold increase in fish exports to Russia

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Tehran — Iran is preparing to significantly expand fish and shrimp exports to Russia, with Moscow expected to send a veterinary delegation to Tehran on October 5 to help pave the way for increased imports from Iranian producers. Ali-Akbar Khodaei, head of Iran’s Union of Aquatic Animal Producers and Exporters, said Russian purchases of Iranian fish could rise fivefold, potentially reaching 100,000 tons. He said 20 Iranian companies currently hold licenses to export fish to Russia

Sep 25 202609:31

Iran moves to boost Astara kiwi exports

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Tehran — Iran is taking steps to expand kiwi production in Astara border city, northwest of Gilan province, and facilitate exports of the fruit to international markets, as officials examine measures to address production and export challenges. The issue was discussed at a meeting held at the Ministry of Agriculture, attended by Vali Dadashi, the representative of Astara in the Iranian Parliament, and senior ministry officials. Participants reviewed the latest challenges facing kiwi pr

Sep 25 202609:28

Iran moves to strengthen pistachio industry, address water, export challenges

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Tehran - Iran’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Horticulture has called for a comprehensive national strategy to strengthen the country’s pistachio industry, with a focus on water management, product quality, value-chain modernization and the removal of export barriers. Mohammad-Mehdi Boroumandi made the remarks at the 14th meeting of the High Pistachio Council, attended by Mohammad-Javad Askari, Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s Agriculture Commission, as well as execu

Sep 21 202610:47

Iran says ready to expand poultry, egg exports to Uzbekistan

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Tashkent - Iranian Minister of Agriculture Gholamreza Nouri has called for stronger cooperation with Uzbekistan on food security, announcing Tehran’s readiness to expand exports of poultry, eggs and genetically improved cattle embryos while sharing advanced agricultural technologies with Tashkent. Nouri made the remarks during a meeting with Uzbekistan’s Minister of Agriculture Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov, where the two sides discussed expanding bilateral cooperation in agriculture, tra

Sep 21 202610:35

Agriculture Minister heads to Tashkent to advance agricultural cooperation with Uzbekistan

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Tehran - Iran’s Minister of Agriculture has traveled to Tashkent at the head of a 120-member strong delegation of businesspeople, traders and private-sector representatives to lead the first Steering Committee meeting on agricultural cooperation between Iran and Uzbekistan. Seyed Sajjad Hosseini, adviser to the agriculture minister and head of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Public Relations and Information Center, announced the minister’s visit in a post on X. The minister i

Sep 20 202611:15