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Iran, Serbia seeking to improve agricultural ties

Iranian Ambassador to Serbia Rashid Hassanpour in a meeting on Thursday with Serbian Agriculture Minister Branislav Nedimovic discussed existing potentials in the two countries to boost mutual cooperation.

FAO empowers farmers to improve agriculture water productivity in Iran

FAO provides Iranian farmers with learning opportunities on handling low water productivity challenges, monitoring local water resources, and adopting an optimal crops pattern, to increase farm-household income and reduce water withdrawal.

Agriculture sector’s share of Iran’s non-oil exports reaches 25%: MP

By Sadeq Dehqan & Farzam Vanaki

FAO boosts Iranian experts’ knowledge of agricultural water projects

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), as part of its multilateral project to support Iran in reducing the agriculture water consumption in the Lake Urmia basin, equips Iranian experts with the requisite knowledge and skills to implement the advanced approach of Real Water Savings (REWAS) in the agriculture sector.

Turkish agriculture sector grows steadily, minister says

The Turkish agriculture sector’s annual average growth rate is much higher than its Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and EU peers, with 2.7 percent in the last 10 years, the treasury and finance minister has said.

Iran among Asian nations discussing challenges in agriculture sector

Iran and other Asian countries started a four-day virtual meeting on Tuesday to address the most immediate threats posed to the agriculture sector and rural development in Asia and the Pacific.

Rouhani urges implementation of more extraterritorial cultivation projects

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for the implementation of a larger number of projects in the field of extraterritorial cultivation of agricultural products.

Global methane emissions rising due to oil and gas, agriculture: Studies

US oil and gas drilling along with agricultural production worldwide are driving up global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, two new studies show.

Indonesian farmers pin hopes on microcredit program to expand agro business

Young farmers in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), a province of Indonesia — most of whom have developed their land from square-one — are hoping to have access to the government’s first subsidized microcredit program (KUR).

Iran, China to boost agricultural cooperation

Iran’s Caretaker of Agriculture Ministry Abbas Keshavarz held a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Tehran Chang Hua to discuss expansion of agricultural ties.

MP: Iran’s agricultural output up 24% since 2013

Despite US unilateral sanctions on Iran and the restrictions they have created, the country’s agricultural output has witnessed a 24-percent growth since 2013, said an Iranian MP on Saturday.