Farmers in various parts of Iran have started harvesting saffron with the arrival of autumn, the annual time for harvesting the “red gold”.

In many Zoroastrian-majority villages of Iran, including those in Roodbar, Qazvin, Gilan, Kurdistan, and Isfahan, people celebrate the arrival of autumn and its mythical fruit with festivities such as the pomegranate harvest celebration.

Local farmers in the town of Shahreza in Isfahan province, central Iran, have started harvesting pomegranate.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has produced a recombinant antiviral drug that will prevent the death of an important species of salmon.

Iranian Minister of Agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati says the value of the country’s farm products has reached $80 billion, unveiling plans for the promotion of processing industries in the country.

7,000 farmers in four different villages of East Azarbaijan province have taken part in a project of revitalising Lake Urmia, where they are made familiar with the principles of sustainable agriculture.

The prime minister of Kazakhstan and the minister of agriculture of Iran have called for the development of agricultural cooperation between Tehran and Nur-Sultan.

The 12th International Bread, Flour and Grain Industry Exhibition has kicked off in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Farmers in southern and central provinces of Iran have started harvesting dates from palm tree farms.

Saffron also known as “red gold” or the “king of the world’s spices” has numerous and miraculous properties.