EghtesadOnline: Iran remains to meet its commitments on environment protection, including protecting the ozone layer, the head of Iran's Department of Environment said on Sunday.

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Vice President and Head of the Department of Environment Isa Kalantari said Tehran is going to sign new ecosystem agreements with European countries.

EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a decree appointed Isa Kalantari as Vice President and Head of the Department of Environment.

EghtesadOnline: Iranian lawmakers have banned the development and production of genetically modified crops as well as their import and consumption without securing state permits.

EghtesadOnline: Although the agriculture sector had an effective role in Iran’s economic growth in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2017), former agriculture minister, Isa Kalantari , believes the new year would be a tough year for Iranian farmers.