Food Production

87% of Iran’s food security provided internally

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Parliament Affairs, Mohammad Ali Javadi, said that %87 of Iran’s food security is currently provided on internal power.

Car production drops 37.8% in 11 months: Industry Min.

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Car production experienced a significant 37.8 percent decline in 11 months of the current year (March 21 – Feb. 21).

Deputy industry min.:

Iran’s food industry exports at 10% growth in nine months

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Deputy Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade for Industries Affairs Farshad Moghimi said food industry experts increased by 10% in nine months of the current year (March 21 – Dec. 21).

Saffron exports value up by 46% in first 8 months

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s exports of saffron have registered a 46 percent increase in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21 – Nov. 21) as compared to the same period last year, according to deputy head of the National Saffron Council.

Iranian, Dutch universities ink MoU on food safety coop.

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iran's Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and RIKILT Institute based in the Netherlands' Wageningen University and Research will cooperate on food safety with joint courses and researches.

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).

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).

FAO food price index rises further in July

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Global food prices rose for the third consecutive month in July, driven mainly by higher cereal, sugar and dairy quotations.

FAO:

Iran’s 2017 wheat output to exceed five-year average by 25%

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – In its latest quarterly report, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) points to stability in Iran’s wheat production in 2017 and the possibility to reach a yield of 13.5 million tons.

Industry min. calls for attention to global food markets

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – Iranian Industry Minister Nematzadeh said, in order to develop activities in food industries, due attention needs to be paid to international markets.

Pres. Rouhani inaugurates ME’s largest grain refinery in Iran

KARAJ, Jan. 31 (MNA) – ‘Zar Grain Refinery’ as the largest of its kind in the Middles East and the first in Iran has been inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani in Alborz province on Tuesday.

FAO assists Iran to improve aquatic genetic resources

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – FAO Representative to Iran and the Head of Iran Fishery Organization (SHILAT) has signed a project agreement to improve genetic resources of rainbow trout fish in the country.

Iran’s food waste ‘in alarming levels’

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iran Urban Economics Scientific Association (IUESA) secretary has said Iran’s food waste equals to that of 10 European countries.

FAO stresses priority of marine cage culture for Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – FAO is conducting a four-day technical workshop on Marine Cage Culture in Tehran through which the Organization will lend its technical assistance to build a framework aimed to develop Iran’s mariculture industry.

Iran’s trade balance in food, agriculture products makes headway

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – An official at Tehran Chamber of Commerce said Iran’s trade balance has moved up in food and agriculture goods in the first three months of the Iranian year (began March 20).

Wheat self-sufficiency ratio to reach 110%

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – AREEO head has reported on the planning to reach a ratio of 110% in wheat self-sufficiency within ten years.

Exports of Razavi Food Company soar

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Supervisor of Razavi Food Products Company has reported a 49-percent rise in exports of the company’s products within the first three months of the current year (began March 20).

WHO official:

Iran capable in flour enrichment industry

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – A WHO official, while pointing to Iran’s capabilities in flour enrichment, said reduction of salt, fat and sugar in Iranian food products is eye-catching.

World’s biggest Intl. Halal Tourism Conf. just weeks away

TEHRANA, Apr. 22 (MNA) – There are now less than two weeks to go before thousands of delegates are expected to attend world’s biggest international conference on halal tourism - an industry now worth over $150 billion.

World cereal production in 2016 to reach 2521 mn tones

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – World cereal production in 2016 is set to amount to 2 521 million tones, just 0.2 percent off last year's large output and the third-highest global performance on record, according to FAO's first forecast for the new season, released today.

Iran to hold specialized food exhibition in Russia

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s specialized exhibition of high-quality foodstuffs will be held in Russia in late April 2016.

FAO warns of food insecurity for 14.4mn Yemenis

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – More than half of the total population of Yemen are food insecure, as ongoing conflict and import restrictions have reduced the availability of essential foods and sent prices soaring, FAO said.

FAO appeals for $87mn to support 3mn Syrians

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – With the war in Syria now approaching its sixth year, agricultural production has plummeted and food supplies are at an all-time low, pushing millions of people into hunger, FAO report says.

FAO warns lack of water threatens food production

ROME, Nov. 11 (MNA) – The Deputy Director General of FAO, Maria Helena Semedo, warned that the lack of water in some regions threatens food crop production, which should increase by 60 percent to satisfy the demand in 2050.