Iran's Agriculture
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Iran records 0.8% economic growth under sanctions, pandemic
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – The Statistics Center of Iran announced Fri. that economic growth with the country's oil revenues taken into account stood at 0.8% despite being under the US sanctions and the pandemic restrictions.
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FAO, Iran start joint plan to reinvigorate agri. innovation
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – FAO supports the establishment of an agricultural innovation lab in Iran to enhance the national capacity in generating novel approaches for tackling growing food and nutrition security challenges.
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Iran, Ghana discuss expansion of agricultural coop.
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Officials from Iran and Ghana have explored ways to expand the agricultural cooperation between the two countries.
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FAO empowers Iranian farmers to improve water productivity
TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – FAO provides Iranian farmers with learning opportunities on handling low water productivity challenges, monitoring local water resources, and adopting an optimal cropping pattern, to increase farm-household income.
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By: Havva Ahmadi
Narcissus flower harvest in Juybar
JUYBAR, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Farmers in Juybar County, Mazandaran province, have started the harvest of daffodil (narcissus) flowers. The mild winter weather has created a great condition for flower harvest in northern Iran.
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Daffodil harvest in Golestan province
GOLESTAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Every year in January and February, farmers in Azad Shahr in Golestan province, northern Iran, start collecting daffodils. The mild winter weather and expansive daffodil farms attract many people to the northern farms.
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By: Mehran Riazi
Citrus fruit sorting in Mazandaran
TONEKABON, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Mazandaran province is the hub of Iran's citrus fruit harvest. With the onset of the winter, many units are busy sorting the fruits to prepare them for the domestic and international markets.
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By: Mehran Riazi
Citrus fruits harvest in Iran’s Mazandaran province
TONEKABON, Dec. 27 (MNA) – With the cold winter days coming, farmers in Tonekabon, Mazandaran province, north of Iran, are busy harvesting citrus fruits, which form a lion’s share of the country’s domestic demand and exports.
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Iran's saffron exports top $117mn in eight months
TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Iran exported more than 192 tons of saffron worth $117.5 million during the eight calendar months to November 20, a senior official said.
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Kiwi exports from Iran’s Mazandaran province
TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Mazandaran province, located along the Caspian Sea coastline, is Iran’s biggest producer and exporter of Kiwi. Iraq, Afghanistan and Central Asian countries are traditional customers of Iranian kiwis.
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FAO ready to back Iran to ensure healthy biodiverse soils
TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has expressed readiness to help Iran develop and adopt policies and programs to promote sustainable agricultural systems and nurture soil biodiversity.
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By: Maryam Davarnia
Traditional cotton harvest in North Khorasan province
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Farmers in the northeastern Iranian province of North Khorasan pick the cotton from September to mid-November. Cotton is one of the main agricultural products of North Khorasan.
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FAO starts project on improving Iran agro-rural capacities
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) started the implementation of a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) project to enhance the resilience of Iranian rural communities and agricultural systems.
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By: Pantea Nikzad
Iranian medicinal herbs
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Iran is among the major producers of medicinal herbs. The country exports over $500 million worth of such plants in a year.
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FAO to equip Iranian experts with REWAS skills
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – The FAO plans to equip Iranian experts with the requisite knowledge and skills to implement the advanced approach of Real Water Savings (REWAS) in the agriculture sector.
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By: Khalil Mousavi
Harvesting Roselle flowers in Khuzestan
AHVAZ, Oct. 24 (MNA) – The farmers in Karun County, southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan, are harvesting Roselle flowers which are mainly used for producing Hibiscus tea.
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By: Aryan Nasrollahi
Pomegranate harvest in Western Iran
TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Uraman County, in the western Iranian province of Kordestan, is among Iran’s top pomegranate producers. The villages of this region produce around 5,000 tons of pomegranate each year.
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By: Behnam Yousefi
Flower gardens in Mahallat
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Mahallat, in central province of Markazi, is famous for its large flower gardens. Some even call the city the ‘Holland of Iran’ likening it to the Netherlands in terms of diversity of flowers.
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Pistachio harvest in Sirjan
TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – The city of Sirjan, in central Kerman province, is known for its quality pistachios. Sirjan farmers are expected to harvest 16,000 tons of pistachio this year.
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By: Mohsen Noferesti
Agriculture minister's trip to S. Khorasan
TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – In his trip to South Khorasan province, the Iranian Minister of Agriculture Kazem Khavazi paid visits to an ostrich farming complex and a greenhouse complex and took part in a symposium with agricultural elites and activists.
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By: Maryam Davarnia
Harvesting, drying plums in NE Iran
JAJARM, Oct. 01 (MNA) – The photos below depict the traditional harvesting and drying of yellow plums in a rural area near Jarjarm, North Khorasan province.
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By: Iman Hamikhah
Harvesting grapes in Malayer
MALAYER, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Every year in midst September, farmers in Malayer county, Hamedan Province, begin harvesting grapes and drying them up into raisins.
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By: Farhad Safari
Cranberry harvest in Iran's Hire village
ALAMUT, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Hire village in West Alamut District in Qazvin Province is the Iran's largest cranberry producer. Harvest season of cranberry begins late August and goes through September.
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VIDEO: Harvesting grapes in Kashmar
KASHMAR, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Every year in early September, farmers in Kashmar county, Razavi Khorasan Province, begin harvesting grapes and drying them up into raisins.
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By: Pouya Bazargard
Peanut fields in N Iran
ASTANEH ASHRAFIEH, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Peanut is the most important agricultural product of Astaneh Ashrafieh county in Gilan province. It is cultivated on more than 2,000 hectares of land, which accounts for 80% of Iran's peanut output.
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Isfahan exports to Eurasia hits $227 thousand in 4 month
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – According to the Agricultural Organization of Isfahan province, agricultural products worth $227,000 were exported from the central Iranian province Eurasian countries in the four calendar months to July 21.
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In FAO conf.:
Iran, Asian nations discuss agri. challenges amid COVID-19
TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) along with its 46 member nations, convened in a conference to address the immediate threats posed to the agriculture sector and rural development amid pandemic.
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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."
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By: Rahbar Emamdadi
Lemon harvest in S Iran
BANDAR ABBAS, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Farmers of Hormozgan province, southern Iran, have cultivated lemon in some 10,000 ha of land. Some 100,000 tons of lemon have been harvested so far across the province.
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FAO supports Iran to strengthen national agricultural systems
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – FAO assists Iran to establish a country-specific agricultural drought monitoring system, enabling the national authorities to detect periods of water stress and forecast crop yields more accurately in the Urmia Lake basin.
