agriculture sector
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Extreme Weather Drives East Azarbaijan Agro Losses to $42m
EghtesadOnline: A total of 10.38 trillion rials ($42 million) of losses have been caused to East Azarbaijan Province’s agriculture sector due to extreme weather and natural disasters since the…
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$125m in Bank Loans for Mazandaran Agriculture Sector
EghtesadOnline: Mazandaran Province’s agriculture sector received a total of 30 trillion rials ($125 million) in bank loans during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2020-Jan.…
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Agro Investment Down 10.8% Annually Over Eight Years
EghtesadOnline: The average annual growth rate of investment in the agriculture sector stood at -10.8% from the fiscal 2011-12 to fiscal 2019-20, says the head of Agricultural Planning, Economic…
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Agro Sector Gobbles Up 91% of Water
EghtesadOnline: An estimated 90% of the renewable water resources in Markazi Province is consumed in the agriculture sector, managing director of Markazi Regional Water Company said.
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No Buyers for Agro Bank’s Sugarcane Company
EghtesadOnline: Bank Keshavarzi Iran, a state-owned lender to the agriculture sector, has 26 trillion rials ($200 million) in holdings that need to be sold, the bank’s deputy manager for legal…
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Smart Electricity Meters for Agro Sector
EghtesadOnline: Government-affiliated Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) installed 307,000 smart electricity meters in agriculture sector last year in the first…
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Gov’t Taking Baby Steps to Reduce Water Waste in Agriculture Sector
EghtesadOnline: Groundwater reserves are being depleted at an alarming rate because of poor management and excessive consumption in the agricultural sector.
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Flood Damage to Mazandaran Agro Sector Estimated at $16m
EghtesadOnline: Some 2.2 trillion rials (around $16 million) worth of damage have been inflicted on the agriculture sector of the northern Mazandaran Province during the heavy rainstorm and the…
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56% of Water Used in Agro Sector Wasted
EghtesadOnline: Around 56% of the water consumed in Iran’s agriculture sector goes to waste due to improper usage, an advisor to deputy agriculture minister for water and soil affairs.
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Flood, Hailstorm Inflict $4m in Losses on North Khorasan
EghtesadOnline: Flood and hailstorm in recent days have inflicted 173 billion rials ($4 million) in losses on North Khorasan Province’s agriculture sector, the head of Crisis Management Office…
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Iran's Food Security Improves
EghtesadOnline: Food security in Iran has improved by 23% since President Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013 by tapping into the potential of agriculture sector, Deputy Agriculture Minister…