Food Safety
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Iran unveils gamma self-shielding irradiation system
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – The locally-made gamma self-shielding irradiation system was unveiled in a ceremony attended by the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami in Bonab, East Azerbaijan Province on Tuesday.
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FAO awards GIAHS certificates to two Iranian sites
TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – The FAO awarded the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) certificate to two Iranian sites of the Qanat-based Saffron Farming System in Gonabad and the Grape Production System in Jowzan Valley.
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Amir-Abdollahian:
Iran ready to help intl. community to cope with energy crisis
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian voiced Iran's preparedness to help the international community to cope with the current energy crisis and counter threats related to food insecurity.
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UN warns;
Hunger to worsen in Haiti as gang violence escalates
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Hunger is set to worsen in Haiti amid worsening gang violence, high costs of food and rising inflation, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned.
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Russia blames West for Ukraine grain crisis
TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – Kremlin Spokesman on Thursday said the West only had itself to blame for a brewing food crisis due to problems getting Ukraine grain out to world markets, demanding the US and its allies scrap what it cast as illegal sanctions.
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Iran supports UN efforts addressing food insecurity
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – As the whole world has been affected by food shortages, Iran's envoy and permanent representative to the United Nations said that Iran supports the United Nations' efforts to address food insecurity issues.
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In interview with MNA;
Falk talks of West hypocrisy regarding refugees, occupation
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Describing the reasons behind the West's double standards towards the issue of refugees and occupation, Richard Falk says the most immediate relevant answer is race, location, and control of the global humanitarian discourse.
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Over 29mn people in east Africa facing food insecurity
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – As many as 29 million people in the member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), located in East Africa, are facing high levels of food insecurity, IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu said.
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Putin says world faces food crisis due to West's sanctions
TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said sanctions imposed by Western nations would lead to a global food crisis.
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UN:
Food insecurity threatens an entire generation in Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – People in Afghanistan are today facing a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of "unparalleled proportions", the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said on Tuesday.