Agriculture Products

Food, agri. productions' export vol. up by 9% in 5 months

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) - A member of Representatives Board of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mine and Agriculture (ICCIMA) said that food and agricultural products' export registered an 8.6 percent hike in the first five months of current year.

Iran's agri. products mounts 130 mn tons in 7 years: Min

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Hailing Iran's status in the agriculture in the world, Minister of Agriculture said, “The total production of the country's agricultural sector has increased from 97 million tons to 130 million tons in last 7 years."

Iran’s export of agri. products at 16% growth in 4 months

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s export of agricultural products registered a 16 percent hike in the first four months of the current year (from March 21 to July 22) as compared to the same period of last year.

Iran’s export of agri. products up 30% in four months: IRICA

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Deputy Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said that country’s export of agricultural products in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year registered a 30 percent hike.

Genaveh-Kuwait container shipping line launched: official

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Head of Genaveh Ports and Maritime Department Davood Bahadori on Wed. revealed the launch of Genaveh-Kuwait container shipping line.

FAO extends its support, advice in addressing COVID-19 outbreak

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Since late December 2019, after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in China, as of today, the virus has spread to 66 other countries across the world.

Official calls for using Eurasia’s capacity to promote export of agri. products

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Acting Minister of Agriculture Abbas Keshavarz called for taking advantage of capacity of Eurasian market to promote export of agricultural products.

FAO Food Price Index rises for fourth consecutive month, with prices of most commonly-traded food commodities up

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – World food prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in January.

Rouhani pays visit to agricultural achievements expo

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani paid a visit to an exhibition in Tehran on Tuesday that showcases the latest achievements in the agricultural sector.

Iranian firms participate at Sulaymaniyah Agriculture, Food Fair

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Some Iranian companies have participated in the first edition of Sulaymaniyah International Agriculture & Food Industry Fair which was opened on Tuesday in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah.

Iran exports $315mn foodstuff, agri. produce to Eurasia

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iran exported 405,000 tons of foodstuff and agricultural products, valued at $315 million, to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) last year (ended March 20, 2019).

Tehran to host 12th Iran Organic Festival tomorrow

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – The 12th edition of Iran Organic Festival will be held at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds on Nov. 19.

Pakistan considering importing tomatoes from Iran to curb rising prices: report

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – The Pakistan government announced on Wednesday that it is considering importing tomatoes from Iran in a bid to put the brakes on spiking prices of the product.

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.

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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).