Sunday, 8 June , 2025
  • Minister Highlights High Dependence on Food Imports 08 Jun 2025

    Minister Highlights High Dependence on Food Imports

    TEHRAN - Minister of Agriculture, Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh, has raised concerns about the country’s heavy dependence on imported food commodities, revealing that approximately 90% of the nation's edible oil and nearly 30% of its sugar needs are met through imports. Speaking at the inaugural National Conference of Women Managers of the Ministry of Agriculture, the minister emphasized the need to address this issue through better management and consumer behavior reforms—particularly with the help of women in leadership roles.

Seoul Urged to Find Ways to Compensate for Its Following Anti-Iran Sanctions 26 Aug 2021

Seoul Urged to Find Ways to Compensate for Its Following Anti-Iran Sanctions

Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Mr. Gholam-Hossein Shafei in meeting with new South Korea’s Ambassador to Tehran Yun Kang-hyeon urged South Korea to find ways to compensate his country’s obeying the U.S. unilateral sanctions against Iran.

Tavanir to establish 3GW of renewable power plants for agricultural wells 25 Aug 2021

Tavanir to establish 3GW of renewable power plants for agricultural wells

Iran's Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (known as Tavanir), in collaboration with the Iranian Fuel Conservation Company (IFCC), is going to implement a program for installing 3,000 megawatts (three gigawatts) of renewable power plants for agricultural wells across the country, Mehr News Agency reported.

Iran launches aviation industry research institute 25 Aug 2021

Iran launches aviation industry research institute

Iran’s first research institute of aviation industry has been officially launched, the Iranian Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center (ASMERC)’s office of public relations announced.

Iran-Finland Joint Chamber of Commerce Set Up 25 Aug 2021

Iran-Finland Joint Chamber of Commerce Set Up

Iran-Finland Joint Chamber of Commerce was officially launched after electing the members of board of directors in the meeting of its founders and in presence of ambassadors of both countries.

Iran Non-Oil Exports Rise by 65% in 4 Months on Year 25 Aug 2021

Iran Non-Oil Exports Rise by 65% in 4 Months on Year

Deputy Industry, Mine and Trade Minister and Head of Iran Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) says Iran’s exports have increased by 65 percent in the first four months of the current year comparing to the same period last year.

Iran’s export to Syria increases 36% in 4 months on year 24 Aug 2021

Iran’s export to Syria increases 36% in 4 months on year

The chairman of Iran-Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce said that the value of Iran’s export to Syria has risen 36 percent in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

Tea output up 25% in 5 months yr/yr 24 Aug 2021

Tea output up 25% in 5 months yr/yr

Tea production in Iran has risen 25 percent in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), Head of Iran's Tea Organization (ITO) Habib Jahansaz told IRIB.

RIPI to conduct over $142m of research projects in upstream oil industry 24 Aug 2021

RIPI to conduct over $142m of research projects in upstream oil industry

Iranian Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) has it on the agenda to conduct over six trillion rials (about $142.8 million) worth of research projects in various upstream areas, including exploration, drilling, production, and enhancing recovery factor of the fields, an official with the institute announced.

Chabahar port becomes permanent member of World FZO 24 Aug 2021

Chabahar port becomes permanent member of World FZO

The World Free Zones Organization (World FZO) has approved Chabahar port in southeastern Iran to become a permanent member at this organization, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

West Azarbaijan provides 60% of apples exported from Iran 24 Aug 2021

West Azarbaijan provides 60% of apples exported from Iran

West Azarbaijan province, in the northwest of Iran, provided 60 percent of the apples exported from the country in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), a provincial official announced.