EghtesadOnline: With 23 million head of livestock, Iranian nomads produce 200,000 tons of red meat and 350,000 tons of dairy products annually, the head of Nomadic Affairs Organization said.

EghtesadOnline: The Energy Ministry is reviewing plans to expand the use of renewable forms of energy by supplying nomads with cheap and light solar photovoltaic panels.

EghtesadOnline: For the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the government has allocated up to 3.5 trillion rials ($87.5 million) out of revenues earned from value added tax for the development of nomadic regions as per the Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (2017-22), the head of the Iranian Nomad Organization, Karamali Qandali, has announced.

EghtesadOnline: A total of 2 trillion rials ($51.28 million) from the National Development Fund of Iran have been allocated to nomads to streamline red meat production, the head of Iranian Nomad Organization said.