Agriculture Products

FAO highlights potential of genetic improvements in aquaculture for better food security

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Wider, appropriate and long-term application of genetic improvement in aquaculture, with a focus on selective breeding, will help boost food production to meet a projected increase in demand for fish and fish products with relatively little extra feed, land, water and other inputs.

Rural, agricultural cooperatives eye new joint ventures

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iran Agriculture-jahad deputy minister and CEO of CORC, Dr. H. Shirzad, at the international branding workshop, said that sharing the ownership and risk is a requirement to welcome the modern technologies in the agriculture sector.

By: Mahnaz Abdi

IME strengthening link between agricultural, financial markets

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Expanding the links between financial markets and commodity markets and strengthening the existing links between these markets is an approach Iran’s capital market has taken in recent years which has resulted in significant achievements in both commodity and exchange transactions in the country.

Iran’s olive production to reach 120,000 tons per annum

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s olive production is envisaged to reach 120,000 tons per year by the end of the current fiscal (March 2020), a senior official at the Ministry of Agriculture said.

Incredible algae potentials

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – Maybe for some people, it seems a little strange and unrealistic to use medicines and foods from algae, but these aquatic organisms have an incredible potential that will lead researchers to investigation in this area.

$1.03m required to curb locust break out in Iran

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – “Some 150 billion rials (about $1.03 million) of finance is needed to combat the recent locust breakout in various provinces across Iran,” an official from crisis management office of Iran’s ministry of agriculture announced on Monday.

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Agricultural productions to increase this year

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Minister of Agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati said on Wed. that agricultural productions will increase in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019).

Olive oil production surges by 30%

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Executive of Olive Project at the Ministry of Agriculture Seyed Rahmatollah Parichehr said that olive oil production volume has increased more than 30 percent in current year (started March 21, 2017).

India's soybean exports to Iran could hike: Indian official

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – India’s soymeal exports to Iran could see a considerable rise in the coming months, says B.V. Mehta, executive director of the Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA), a Mumbai-based industry body for oilseed processors.

Rouhani calls for moving toward self-sufficiency in agriculture

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for achieving self-sufficiency in agricultural and livestock products.

Mazandaran exports observe 12% growth in 9 months

SARI, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Some 538,600 tons of non-oil commodities worth $339 million were exported from the northern province of Mazandaran during the nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21- Dec. 21), a senior official at the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration said.

Tea exports hike by 51% year-on-year

RASHT, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Iran has exported some 12,571 tons of tea worth $18 million since the beginning of the current fiscal year (started on March 21), a senior official said.

Pistachio exports slide in two months

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Iran exported 8,000 tons of pistachio during the past two Iranian months (Oct. 23- Dec. 21), indicating a drastic decline in comparison with the similar period of last year, a senior official said.

Iran no. 1 buyer of US soybeans in August: BIMCO

TEHRAN, Nov. 8 (MNA) – Iran has emerged as the biggest buyer of US soybeans in August in the aftermath of trade tensions between China and the US, according to Baltic and International Maritime Council.

In five-month period:

Frozen beef imports up by 7%

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran imported 42,925 tons of frozen beef, valued at $183.184 million, in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 21).

Iran achieves significant growth in agricultural processing products

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Export of agricultural processing and complementary products in the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 21) registered a significant 21 and 36 percent growth as compared to the same period last year in value and weight, respectively.

Iran’s agricultural products increase by %25: official

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati said on Monday that domestic agricultural products have increased by 25 percent during last five years.

Annual production of medicinal herbs hits 200k tons

TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – An official in charge of Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization put Iran's annual production of medicinal herbs at 200,000 tons.

Apple exports volume at 700k tons: official

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Head of the office of cold-weathered and dry fruits at the Ministry of Agriculture Shokrollah Hajivand said that about 700,000 tons of high-quality apple has been exported since the past Iranian fiscal year up (from March 20, 2017 to May 20, 2018).

Deputy minister of agriculture:

$4.5bn agricultural products exported in 10 months

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Agricultural Jihad for Planning and Economic Affairs Abdol-Mahdi Bakhshandeh said, “over 4.7 million tons of agricultural produce, valued at approx. $4.542 billion, were exported from the country since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2017) up to the end of Iranian month of Dey (Jan. 22), showing a considerable 4.5 and 12.29 percent growth in terms of weight and value respectively.

FAO calls for stronger collaboration on transboundary animal diseases

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Chief veterinary officers and experts from the Governments of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Tajikistan today sat around a table in Tehran to form the first Quadrilateral collaboration meeting for addressing Transboundary Animal Diseases and strengthen harmonized actions on this issue.

Iran’s agro output soars by 21mn tons

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Deputy Iranian agriculture minister has announced that volume of agricultural production has climbed from 97 to 118 million tons.

Iran ranks 8th in sericulture industry

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Silk Research Center said the country ranked eighth in the world in the field of silk farming.

Tehran seeks to expand agribusiness with Brasilia

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Deputy Iranian agriculture minister, at a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, underlined the need to resolve banking issues, expand bilateral trade and boost investment in agriculture sector.

Iranian herbal medicines generate revenue worth $350mn

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – An agriculture official said Iran exported about 350 million dollars of damask rose, saffron, thyme and various types of herbal medicine were exported from Iran annually.

Iran exports $75mn of saffron in 4 months

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – An official said Iran exported saffron worth 75 million dollars in the first four month of the current Iranian year (began March 21).

Iran’s annual dairy output to hit 10mn tons

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Deputy Iranian agriculture minister estimated that the country’s dairy production will exceed ten million tons in the present Iranian calendar year (to end March 21, 2018).

Iran to launch agricultural cultivation in Uruguay

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Deputy Iranian agriculture minister, while pointing to imports of rice from Uruguay, said Iran had made an overseas farming plan for cultivating rice in the South American country.