agriculture

89% of Iran’s annual agro exports bound for neighbors

Iran’s 15 neighboring countries were the destination of 89% of the country’s agricultural and food exports in terms of tonnage during the last Iranian year (March 2021-22), according to a customs expert.

Agriculture and Environment

Official puts Iran’s annual dates production at 1.4 million tons

With 1.4 million tons of annual production, Iran is among the top three producers of dates in the world, says an official with the Agriculture Ministry.

Agriculture and Environment

Major growth in Iran’s shrimp exports to China

Atotal of 17,325 tons of shrimp were exported from Iran to China during the first seven months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Oct. 22), registering a 360% rise compared with the corresponding period of last year when it reached 4,790 tons, an official with the Agriculture Ministry said.

Agriculture and Environment

Precipitation in Iran declines for third year in a row

Since the beginning of the current water year (Sept. 23), only 3 millimeters of rainfall have been registered across Iran, which shows a 44% decrease compared with the same period of last year, the head of Data and Information Department at Iran Water Resources Management Company said.

Macro Economy

Iran’s agrifood exports hit $1.5 billion in five months

Iran exported 2.93 million tons of agricultural and food products worth $1.59 billion during the first five months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Aug. 22), new data released by the Agriculture Ministry show.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran unveils farming roadmap to increase output

Iran’s agriculture ministry (MAJ) has unveiled a farming roadmap that it says would lead to a major increase in agriculture output in the country while introducing reform measures that will make farming in Iran more sustainable.

Agriculture and Environment

FAO expects 13.5% growth for Iran’s cereal production in 2022

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations expects Iran’s total cereal production to increase by 13.5% in 2022 compared with last year to reach 20.3 million tons.

Agriculture and Environment

China seeking imports of Iranian kiwi fruit

China is looking for imports of kiwi fruit from northern Iranian province of Mazandaran, according to the head of the Agriculture Organization of the province.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran Chamber of Commerce urges overseas farming cooperation with neighbors

Members of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA)’s Agriculture Committee, in a meeting on Monday, stressed the need for expansion of agricultural cooperation with the countries in the region especially the neighbors.

Agriculture and Environment

Venezuela offers land to Iran’s overseas farming

Venezuelan Agriculture Minister Wilmar Castro Soteldo says Caracas has offered at least five million hectares of land following agricultural investment agreements with producers from Iran and other countries.

Agriculture and Environment