Iran to Launches the 1st Chamber of Agricultural Guilds
An official of Agriculture-Jihad Ministry informed that by approval of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Central Organization of the Rural Cooperatives (CORC) is going to launch the initial chambers of the agricultural guild by the next six months.
Iran to Develop National Union of Rural Women Cooperatives
According to the official census, more than 42% of women are directly engaged in food and agriculture production, processing and renovating indigenous knowledge and rural handicrafts nationwide, an official of Agriculture –Jihad said.
Iran investment in agricultural machinery tops $357 mln
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran investment in the field of agricultural machinery worths more than $357 million since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2019), announced the head of Iran’s Agricultural Mechanization Development Center (AMDC). Kambiz Abbasi said currently 95 percent of the required agricultural machinery in Iran is supplied by domestic […]
‘Annual olive production expected to rise to 120,000 tons by March 2020’
Annual production of olive in Iran is expected to rise by more than a third to reach 120,000 tons in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 19, 2020), an official from Iran’s ministry of agriculture said on Sunday.
Bank loans to agriculture sector rise 35% in 5 months on year
The value of facilities that Iranian banking system paid to the agriculture sector rose 35.1 percent during the first five months of current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), the managing director of Iran’s Keshavarzi Bank (literally meaning Agriculture Bank) announced in a press conference on Sunday. Ruhollah Khodarahmi said 150 trillion rials (about $3.5 […]
Agriculture projects worth $450m to become operational
TEHRAN – Some 3,650 agriculture projects worth 19 trillion rials (nearly $450 million) are going to be inaugurated across the country during the Government Week (August 24-30), IRIB reported on Sunday, citing the portal of the Ministry of Agriculture. The projects cover a variety of areas including water, soil and infrastructure, livestock and poultry, complementary […]
Europe earmarks $80bn for Iranian SMEs
The Vice-Chairman of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) says that Europe does not want a volatile Middle East, adding the Europeans have allocated $80 billion to Iranian small and medium enterprises. Pedram Soltani said on Monday in a meeting in Tehran that given the damages Europe suffered in Iraq and Syria […]
No need to import wheat in current year: official
Senior Adviser to the Ministry of Agriculture Esmaeil Esfandiaripour said, “with the coordination made in this regard, the country will be self-sufficient in wheat production in the current year (started March 21, 2018). In this regard, there is no need to import this strategic product into the country in the current year, he maintained. He […]
Tehran, Ankara sign co-op agreement on agriculture, foodstuff
TERHAN- Federation of Iranian Food Association and Central Union of Turkish Agricultural Credit Cooperative signed a cooperation agreement at the place of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) on Saturday, IRNA reported. According to the penned agreement, the two sides plan to utilize their full capacities to produce healthy and quality food […]
Over $446m of facilities to be granted for mechanization of agriculture
TEHRAN- Head of Mechanization Department of Iran Agriculture Ministry predicted that 20 trillion rials (about $446.8 million) of facilities will be allocated for mechanization of domestic agricultural sector during the upcoming Iranian calendar year (starting March 21), IRIB news reported on Monday. According to Kambiz Abbasi, 12 trillion rials (about $268 million) of the facilities […]