Iran produces 30m quality-controlled fruit saplings, official says

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Tehran - Iran’s licensed nurseries have produced 30 million fruit saplings this year, all under technical and quality supervision, the deputy head of the Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Research Institute said. “The output spans pome and stone fruits, nut trees, small fruits, citrus, and tropical and subtropical species. Saplings are marketed under two quality categories fully certified stock and identity-labeled saplings based on producer self-declaration,” Abd

Feb 23 202610:11

104 sites recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

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Tehran - The global number of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) recognized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has risen to 104 following the designation of two new sites in Chile, according to Iran’s Agricultural Planning, Economics and Rural Development Research Institute. Chile now hosts three GIAHS sites, while Latin America has 11 across five countries. The first newly recognized system is an integrated camelid herding and Andean farming system

Feb 23 202609:37

West Azarbaijan expands anti-desertification projects around Lake Urmia

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West Azarbaijan - Large-scale efforts to combat desertification and wind erosion around Lake Urmia have accelerated, according to an agricultural official with West Azarbaijan Province, in the northwest of Iran. Seyed Nabi Qaemi, Director General of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of the province, said that since 2014, dust control and soil stabilization projects have been implemented across 30,000 hectares, with 26,000 hectares currently affected by wind erosion. “Measures

Feb 21 202608:14

Improved grafted Konar orchards lift output in Bushehr

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Bushehr - Harvesting of Konar has begun across roughly 450 hectares of orchards in the southern Bushehr Province, with output forecast to exceed 2,500 tons this year, according to a provincial agriculture official. Kobra Tavakkoli, Deputy for Plant Production Improvement at the Bushehr Agricultural Organization, said cultivation is dispersed but concentrated in Dashti, Dashtestan, and Jam counties. Most orchards use grafted trees, and growers have adopted six improved varieties developed in

Feb 15 202608:31

Iranian researchers introduce virus-free citrus seedlings

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Tehran - Researchers at Iran’s Citrus and Subtropical Fruits Research Institute have developed virus-free citrus propagation material and officially introduced two new blood orange varieties, “Aria” and “Irsa,” marking a significant advance in the country’s citrus industry. Speaking at the institute, Sirus Aghajanzadeh, Head of the Citrus and Subtropical Fruits Research Institute, said the two varieties have attracted strong interest from both consumers and

Jan 6 202611:08

Guava harvest underway in southeastern Iran

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Sistan-Baluchestan- The harvest of tropical guava has begun in the city of Rask in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, where more than 2,150 tons of the fruit are expected to be produced this season, local agricultural officials said. Behzad Sha‘li-Bar, head of the Rask Agriculture Jihad Department, said guava is being harvested from 215 hectares of productive orchards across the county and will continue until the end of the harvest period. He attributed this year’s

Jan 4 202609:51

1.8m saplings produced in East Azarbaijan, official says

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East Azarbaijan - The Director General of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of East Azarbaijan Province announced that 1.8 million saplings have been produced in the province’s natural resources nurseries since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year. Mohammadreza Elahian said the saplings - primarily poplar along with other compatible species - have been cultivated as part of Iran’s nationwide public campaign to plant one billion trees. He added that the sapl

Dec 19 202506:57

40m ornamental flowers, plants are produced in north of Iran each year: Official

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Sari – The head of the Agricultural Organization in the northern Mahmoudabad County, Mazandaran Province, said the county produces about 40 million greenhouse-grown ornamental flowers and plants annually, underscoring its growing role in the horticulture sector. Seyed Hossein Eslami said that rising market demand for off-season production of ornamental plants, as well as vegetables, has made greenhouse cultivation one of the most profitable branches of agriculture. He explained that t

Dec 14 202510:20

Iran urges stronger watershed management to protect soil, store carbon

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Tehran - A senior Iranian agriculture official has underscored the need for comprehensive watershed management and stronger soil protection, citing soil as a pillar of food security and a major carbon sink essential for confronting climate change. Speaking at a World Soil Day event on Monday, Reza Aflatouni, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Head of the Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization, warned that millions of tons of carbon are removed from soil each year through agric

Dec 8 202510:08

Date palm leaves introduced as cost-saving broiler litter

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Bushehr – A new study by the Bushehr Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center shows that dried date palm leaves can serve as an effective and economical litter material for broiler farms, boosting farmers’ income by roughly 10 percent. Presenting the results of the research–extension project, Dr. Abdolmahdi Kabirifard said trials demonstrated that using date palm leaves as broiler bedding improves flock survival, final live weight, and overall producti

Dec 1 202511:17