Iran's Agriculture

Iran’s saffron output to hit 430 tons this year

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iranian farmers are expected to produce a total of 430 tons of saffron in the current fiscal year (March 2019-2020), a senior official affiliated with the Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday.
2019-10-20 09:27
Adviser to Agri. min.:

Value of Iran's saffron export exceeds $78mn in five months

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Adviser to the Ministry of Agriculture Hossein Zein’ali put the export value of saffron in the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21 – August 21) at $78 million.
2019-10-09 11:46
By: Majid Dehghanizadeh

Date harvesting in Yazd

YAZD, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Harvesting season for dates has started in the central Iranian province of Yazd.
2019-09-28 09:53
Iran, Turkey to coop. in seed industry

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Iran and Turkey will cooperate in seed industry in the near future, according to Deputy of Agricultural Minister Abbas Keshavarz.
2019-09-25 18:36
By: Iman Hamikhah

Harvesting grapes in Malayer

MALAYER, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Every year in Autumn, farmers in Malayer county, Hamedan Province, begin harvesting grapes and drying them up into raisins. Malayer is one of the major exporters of raisin in the world, accounting for 27% of the world's total exports of the product.
2019-09-20 14:53
Iran to take part in Berlin Intl. Green Week exhibition

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Iran will take part in Berlin International Green Week Exhibition which will be held in Germany on January 17-26, 2020 with a focus on food and agricultural products.
2019-08-21 13:28
Iran ranks 85 among countries supporting organic agriculture

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – The head of the Agricultural Research, Training and Promotion Center says that Iran ranks 85 among countries that support organic agriculture.
2019-08-07 17:56
Agriculture min. pays visit to some agro projects in China

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati visited some successful agricultural projects in China’s Qingdao.
2019-07-27 21:00
By: Gholamreza Zanganeh

Potato harvest in Iran’s Hamedan

HAMEDAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Farmers in Hamedan Province, Iran have started harvesting their potatoes farmlands.
2019-07-23 14:23
Iran to host 6th intl. gathering on climate change

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – The Council of Ministers has approved the road ministry’s proposal to host the 6th international gathering on climate change this November.
2019-07-17 12:09
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.
2019-07-17 08:45
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.
2019-07-14 15:58
Iran eyes self-sufficiency in cotton production by 2025

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Efforts are underway to reduce reliance on the imports of cotton and finally reach self-sufficiency in its production by 2025, an official affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture said on Saturday.
2019-07-09 17:07
By: Behnam Yousefi

Wheat harvest in central Iran

ARAK, Jul. 08 (MNA) – With the arrival of the sizzling summer and its burning winds, farmers across Iran have started harvesting their vast wheat farmlands. Wheat normally needs between 110-130 days from sowing to harvesting, depending upon climate, seed types and soil conditions.
2019-07-08 10:53
By: Ali Ghanbarlou

Harvesting green bean in farms near Tehran

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – There are about 100,000 hectares of green bean farms in Iran. Above 180,000 tons of this product are harvested in spring and summer each year and mainly consumed by domestic market.
2019-07-03 19:43
Agriculture Ministry plans to boost exports of medicinal plants

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Iran exported around $570 million worth of medicinal plants in the last fiscal year (ended March 20), registering a $120 million increase compared to the year before, an official with the Agriculture Ministry said.
2019-06-18 13:26
26th intl. Agrofood exhibition opens in Tehran

TEHRAN, June. 18 (MNA) – The 26th International Exhibition of Agricultural Industries, Food, Machinery and Related Industries, also known as ‘Agrofood 2019’ opened at Tehran’s International Permanent Fairground on Tuesday.
2019-06-18 13:11
Tehran to host 'Agrofood 2019' in mid-June

TEHRAN, June. 02 (MNA) – The 26th International Exhibition of Agricultural Industries, Food, Machinery and Related Industries, also known as ‘Agrofood 2019’ is set be held at Tehran’s International Permanent Fairground from June 18 to 21.
2019-06-02 10:13
By: Aryan Nasrollahi

Strawberry harvest in Kurdestan province

KURDESTAN, May 28 (MNA) – Farmers in the Iranian province of Kurdestan have started harvesting strawberries. Some 46,000 tons of strawberries from 3,000 hectares of the western province's farmlands are expected to enter the market this year.
2019-05-28 18:10
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.
2019-05-25 19:04
Deputy agri. min.:

Iran to play an outstanding role in CBD

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Head of Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) Kazem Khavazi said that Islamic Republic of Iran will play a bigger role in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
2019-05-21 17:08
$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.
2019-05-13 17:34
By: Mehdi Hossein Nejadi

Harvesting Echium amoenum in north Iran

ASTARA, May 11 (MNA) – Also known as red feathers, Echium amoenum is a medicinal herb indigenous to the northern part of Iran and Caucasus. According to Agricultural Ministry officials, Iran has exported some 500 kilograms of dried Echium amoenum to European countries in the last Iranian calendar year 1397 (March 2018 - March 2019).
2019-05-11 17:32
VIDEO: Picking 'echium amoenum' herb in Astara

ASTARA, May 11 (MNA) – Echium amoenum, also known as red feathers, is a medicinal herb indigenous to northern part of Iran and Caucasus. It is widely used in traditional Iranian medicine for variety of effects such as anti-inflammatory and analgesic, especially for common cold, anxiolytic and sedative.
2019-05-11 15:41
Agriculture min. plans to provide full food security in sanctions period

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Minister of Agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati revealed the provision of food security in sanctions period.
2019-05-11 13:17
By: Ali Ghanbarlou

Tea harvest in north Iran

LAHIJAN, May 08 (MNA) – Farmers in Lahijan, Iran’s northern province of Gilan, have started harvesting and processing tea leaves.
2019-05-08 14:38
By: Mohsen Noferesti

Damask rose harvest in South Khorasan province

BIRJAND, May 07 (MNA) – Farmers in Iran’s eastern province of South Khorasan have started harvesting damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill), a widely cultivated flower throughout the country. The rose water produced from damask roses is applied in pharmaceutical and perfumery industries.
2019-05-07 11:52
Deputy min.:

US new sanctions aim to threaten food security in Iran

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – Iranian deputy minister of agriculture said the main goal of the Trump administration for imposing the recent sanctions on Tehran is to threaten food security and people’s livelihood in the country.
2019-05-06 09:59
Bioterrorism may be behind locusts attack on Iran: MP

TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – An Iranian lawmaker said that swarms of locusts’ attack on southern Iranian regions may be an act of bioterrorism.
2019-05-01 11:47
By: Hamid Heidari

Swarm of locusts attack southern Iran

HASHT BANDI, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Southern Iranian regions are facing attacks by a swarm of locusts originated from north African regions. According to officials, the attack may affect some 300,000 hectares of agricultural lands and gardens of the country. Some 45,000 ha have been sprayed with pesticides and efforts are underway to further fight back the plague.
2019-04-20 13:43