Iran produces 300m saplings

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The Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management Organization has managed to produce about 300 million saplings in the first year of the implementation of the One Billion Tree Planting Project, Abbas-Ali Nobakht, head of the FRWMO, has said. As part of the major campaign to plant one billion trees in four years, 250 million trees should be planted annually, IRIB quoted Nobakht as saying. He added that 62 million of these seedlings were produced by the Horticulture Department of the Agriculture

May 27 202410:25

Agriculture Minister urges joint global action to combat land degradation

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Iranian Minister of Agriculture Mohammad Ali Nikbakht said concerted international efforts are needed to fight desertification and land degradation which are seriously threatening our planet and lives of millions of people. "Food security is one of the most important issues affected by natural resource governance and water and soil management. Sustainable and resilient management of local communities is the axis of watershed management with a comprehensive approach and effective participation

Apr 29 202411:08

Iran plants 115m saplings as part of One Billion Trees Program

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The head of the Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization of Iran announced that 115 million saplings have been planted so far as part of “The One Billion Trees Program” by the government and private sectors. "Following negotiations with the Management and Planning Organization of the country, 460 billion rials of credit have been allocated for the One Billion Trees Program, which should be deposited into the account of the Natural Resources Organization,” Abbas-A

Mar 18 202414:01

35m seedlings planted so far across Iran, official says

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The head of the Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization of Iran announced that nearly 35 million seedlings have been planted in the field of natural resources as part of the implementation of the One Billion Tree Planting Scheme Project. “Seedling planting will continue in cold regions and provinces until mid-May next year,” Abbas-Ali Nobakht told reporters on Tuesday. He added that of the 237 million seedlings produced by the public and private sectors this year, abo

Mar 6 202418:05

Minister: Protecting natural resources, environment top priority of Agriculture Ministry

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The Iranian Minister of Agriculture said that protecting natural resources, planting trees, and developing green spaces with public participation is the top priority of the Ministry. Due to climate change, we are facing unpredictable conditions and everyone must make fundamental efforts to protect our natural resources and assets, including rangelands, forests, and trees, Mohammad Ali Nikhbakt said on Tuesday on the occasion of Iran’s National Tree Planting Day. The Minister emphasized tha

Mar 6 202417:52

Iran produces over 900,000 mulberry cuttings to increase raw silk cocoon output

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Iran produces over900,000 mulberry cuttings to increase raw silk cocoon output Some 922,000 mulberrycuttings have been produced to cultivate silkworms and increase the output ofraw silk cocoons, according to the head of Iran Sericulture Expansion Centeraffiliated with the Agriculture Ministry.“This year, nearly922,000 mulberry cuttings have been produced to harvest modified mulberry thatprovide leaves upon which the worms feed and produce silkworm eggs,” AdeelSarvi Zargar said. The c

Jan 28 202409:38

FAO awards GIAHS certificate to two Iranian traditional gardens

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hasawarded the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)certificate to Traditional Garden of Qazvin and the Traditional WalnutAgricultural System in Tuyserkan, Hamedan province. This recognition was made during the GIAHS scientific advisory groupmeeting held in Rome from November 7 to 10.The traditional gardens of Qazvin, northwest of Iran’s capital Tehran, area flood-spreading system that date back thousands

Nov 8 202310:27

Iran exports over 12,000 tons of flowers, ornamental plants in 1 year

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Iran exports over 12,000 tons of flowers, ornamental plantsin 1 year 12,300 tons of flowers and ornamental plants worth about$10.4 million were exported from the country in the past Iranian calendar year1401 (ended on March 20), an official said. Elham Fatahifar, the acting director of the Greenhouses andOrnamental Plants Affairs Office of the ministry, added that most of theexported flowers and ornamental plants were potted plants, ornamental trees andshrubs, and a small part were cut flowers.

Oct 30 202322:45

Iran raw silk cocoon output registers rise this year

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A total of 1,700 tons of raw silk cocoons were produced thisspring, registering a major increase compared to previous seasons, according tothe head of Iran Sericulture Expansion Center affiliated with the AgricultureMinistry. “Over the past four years, we haveachieved great success in the production of silk cocoons. The output hasincreased from 980 tons to 1,720 tons,” Adel Sarvi Zargar was also quoted assaying. Sericulture is now practiced in 27 of Iran’s 31 provinces,he said.

Oct 22 202315:19

Over 7.5 million Hyrcanian saplings set to be planted in Mazandaran

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Over 7.5 million Hyrcanian saplings set to be planted inMazandaran Over 7,500,000 saplings endemic to Hyrcanian forests will beprepared and planted in the northern Mazandaran Province, the director of theNatural Resources and Watershed Management Department in the province said. “Some 7,600,000 saplings have beenproduced in Sari and will be planted across its forests in the second half ofthe Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22),” Seyed Ali Alavi said onSunday. He added that t

Sep 5 202318:00