Agriculture
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Agriculture Ministry Urges Iranians Living Abroad to Invest in Extraterritorial Cultivation
The project commissioner of extraterritorial agriculture at Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture called on Iranian real and legal entities living in other countries to invest in extraterritorial cultivation…
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Agriculture Ministry Lags Behind in Oilseed Self-Sufficiency Plans
EghtesadOnline: The Agriculture Ministry devised plans in late 2015 to achieve 70% self-sufficiency in oilseed production in 10 years for controlling the import of oilseeds and vegetable oil.…
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TCCIM to Hold Six Business Courses
EghtesadOnline: The Education and Human Resources Institute, affiliated with the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, is scheduled to hold six specialized business courses.
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Semnan Province’s Monthly Exports at $1.6m
EghtesadOnline: Exports from Semnan Province exceeded 6 million tons worth $1.65 million in the third month of the current fiscal year (May 22-June 21), according to an official from Semnan's…
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Economic Impacts of Drought on Agriculture Scrutinized
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Agro Processing, Packaging Capacity Up 40 Million Tons Since 2013
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s processing, storage and packaging capacity for agricultural products has increased from 32 million tons in 2013, when President Hassan Rouhani first took office, to 72…
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Nomads to Export 500,000 Head of Livestock
EghtesadOnline: The Agriculture Ministry has agreed to the export of 500,000 head of livestock owned by Iranian nomadic tribes, according to CEO of the Nomadic Cooperative Association of Livestock…
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Nanotech Can Help Iran Reduce Agriculture Water Consumption
EghtesadOnline: Iranian academics are urging authorities and farmers to employ nanotechnology for modernizing the agricultural sector and curbing water use.
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Banana Production Meets 20% of Domestic Demand
EghtesadOnline: Atotal of 92,947 tons of bananas were produced on 4,838 hectares during the last Iranian year (March 2019-20), which only meet 20% of domestic demand for this tropical fruit,…
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Iran’s Greenhouse Areas Near 21K Hectares
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s greenhouse areas currently stand at 21,000 hectares, showing a 162% upsurge compared with the 8,000 hectares when President Hassan Rouhani first took office in August 2013,…
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Next Fiscal Year’s Budget Deficit Could Widen Fivefold
EghtesadOnline: The government’s budget deficit (the excess of spending over revenue) is estimated to reach 3,190 trillion rials ($12.26 billion) as per the budget bill of next fiscal year (March…
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Land Under Wheat Cultivation Near 4.5m Hectares
EghtesadOnline: Close to 4.5 million hectares have so far gone under wheat cultivation this year, more than 1.27 million hectares of which are irrigated and 3.21 million hectares are rain-fed,…
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Chicken Exports Banned to Avert Domestic Shortage
EghtesadOnline: The ministries of agriculture and industries have reached an agreement to ban chicken exports to boost supply in the domestic market and help keep prices in check.
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Banana Output at 90K Tons Last Year
EghtesadOnline: A total of 90,000 tons of bananas were produced in Iran on 4,881 hectares in the last Iranian year (March 2019-20), the director general of Agriculture Ministry’s Tropical and…
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Over $420m Invested in Agriculture Mechanization Since 2013
EghtesadOnline: A total of 120 trillion rials ($428 million) have been invested in the mechanization of different fields of agriculture since President Hassan Rouhani first took office in August…
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TCCIM to Hold Two Courses, One Workshop in Autumn
EghtesadOnline: The Education and Human Resources Institute, affiliated with the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, is scheduled to hold two specialized courses, one…
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'National Export Day' Ceremony Postponed
EghtesadOnline: The “National Export Day” ceremony, held every year on Oct. 20, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, reads a notice jointly released by Iran Chamber of Commerce,…
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Oilseed Cultivation Expanded to Achieve 70% Self-Sufficiency
EghtesadOnline: A total of 550,000 hectares of farmlands are estimated to have gone under oilseed cultivation in the current crop year (Sept. 2020-21) to yield close to 900,000 tons of different…
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TCCIM to Hold Three Specialized Business Courses
EghtesadOnline: The Education and Human Resources Institute, affiliated with the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, is scheduled to hold three specialized courses…
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Spring Cultivation Expected to Yield 5m Tons of Sugarbeet
EghtesadOnline: A total of 5 million tons of sugarbeet are estimated to be produced from spring cultivation carried out on 99,000 hectares of plantations across the country, according to the…
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Agriculture Ministry Moving Toward Cotton Self-Sufficiency
EghtesadOnline: A total of 280,000 tons of cotton bolls are expected to be produced in Iran during the current Iranian year that started on March 20, according to an Agriculture Ministry official,…
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Gov't Agro Feats Reviewed
EghtesadOnline: Agriculture Minister Kazem Khavazi has expounded on the government's track record since President Hassan Rouhani began his first tenure in August 2013.
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Contraband Cosmetics, Toiletries Flooding Domestic Market
EghtesadOnline: Contraband cosmetics and toiletries currently account for 70% of the Iranian market, which a direct result of the government’s ban on imports of these products since May 2019,…
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TCCIM to Hold 4 Specialized Courses in Oct.-Nov.
EghtesadOnline: The Education and Human Resources Institute, affiliated with the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, is scheduled to hold four specialized courses on…
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Exporters and Government Caught in the Crosshairs
EghtesadOnline: Head of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture again faulted stringent CBI rules that govern the repatriation of export earnings.
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Greenhouse Expansion on Track in Iran
EghtesadOnline: A total of 1,476 hectares of greenhouses were built and expanded across Iran in the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 20-Aug. 21), according to the deputy agricultur…
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TCCIM to Hold 3 Business Courses in Aug.-Sept.
EghtesadOnline: The Education and Human Resources Institute, affiliated with the Tehran Chamber of Commerce Industries, Mines and Agriculture, is scheduled to hold three specialized courses on…
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Tehran, Muscat to Ease Commercial Dispute Settlements
EghtesadOnline: Iran-Oman Chamber of Commerce and the Arbitration Center of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday with the…
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Iran’s Business Index Perks Up in First Fiscal Quarter
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s business environment improved in the first quarter of the current year (March 20-June 20), despite the outbreak of coronavirus and its impacts, Iran Chamber of Commerce,…
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TCCIM Reduces Working Hours Amid Virus Resurgence
EghtesadOnline: Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture has reduced its working hours by an hour as of July 18.