Latest Agriculture News in Iran – In a country with a range of different climates, soil types and landscapes, food, water and livestock remain important issues, especially with the world’s environment changing. All coverage about farming and related concerns is in this section.
Hir, a village located in the most remote parts of Alamut in Qazvin province, north-western Iran, is described as the country’s capital of cornelian cherry.
Iranian-made honey has ranked third, for the first time in 90 years, in the 45th edition of APIMONDIA, the International Apiculture Congress, held in Turkey.
The Iranian customs authorities have announced the volume of the major agricultural products exported by the country during the first five months of the current Iranian year.
A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic aims at exporting 30,000 tonnes of trout to the neighboring countries by the end of the current Iranian year (mid-March 2018).
An Iranian official says the country is expected to produce 310,000 tonnes of pistachio in the current Iranian calendar year, surpassing the United Stated to once again become the world’s biggest pistachio producer.
Iranian and Syrian officials have conferred on enhancement of mutual cooperation in the agriculture sector, particularly in the fields of research and training.
An Iranian MP says France has managed to develop value-added products using Iran’s saffron by processing the crop into antidepressants and herbal medicines.
The first international conference and tenth national congress on agronomy will be held in Tehran in September, with researchers from 18 countries due to be in attendance.
Deputy Speaker of Hungary’s National Assembly István Jakab has called for expansion of Tehran-Budapest ties in a meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday.
Amid a recent row between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Qatari citizens risk a serious food shortage while Iran continues to send more food to the blockaded nation.
Iran has dispatched several planes of food products to Qatar, which is short of food following a blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf allies.
An Iranian official says the Islamic Republic is prepared to increase its food exports to Qatar after the recent rift between Doha and a number of Arab countries, which may influence Qatar’s food market.
