Documentary to unravel fascinating secrets of Iron Age site in western Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Keyvan Tabatabaei-Samimi has made a documentary on Ganj Dareh, which was once an Iron Age settlement in western Iran. The site is also one of the cradles of agriculture and livestock domestication in West Asia.

Iran to set up permanent exhibition of knowledge-based products in Armenia

TEHRAN – Iran is going to set up a permanent exhibition of products manufactured by knowledge-based companies in Armenia.

Ground broken on new development for UNESCO-tagged qanat

TEHRAN - Construction of a reserve reservoir for a UNESCO-registered qanat was officially begun on Thursday in Baghestan, a town in Ferdows county of Iran’s South Khorasan province.

FAO holding eLearning program on Real Water Savings in Iran

TEHRAN – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is holding an eLearning program in Iran to equip experts with the requisite knowledge and skills to implement the advanced approach of Real Water Savings (REWAS) in the agriculture sector.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Development of greenhouses to promote Iran’s agriculture, economy

While the agriculture sector plays a significant role in the promotion of the Iranian economy, drought in recent years has prevented this sector from being developed as expected.

Windstorm damages agriculture in northern Iran

TEHRAN – A windstorm brought a loss of 500 billion rials (nearly $11 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to the agriculture in northern Golestan province, head of the provincial disaster management organization has announced.

Agriculture sector grows 7.4% in a year

TEHRAN- Agriculture sector experienced a growth of 7.4 percent in Iran in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), deputy agriculture minister for resources management and development announced.

‘Annual olive production expected to rise to 120,000 tons by March 2020’

TEHRAN- 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.

Netherlands stresses expansion of agriculture co-op with Iran

TEHRAN- Netherlands Ambassador to Iran Jacques Werner stressed expansion of cooperation with Iran in the field of agriculture, ILNA reported on Wednesday.

Water flow in Hour al-Azim wetland contains SDSs: official

TEHRAN – Hour al-Azim wetland being filled with water after recent above normal rainfalls and receiving amounts of its water right, has contained sand and dust storms (SDSs) haunting the southwestern Khuzestan province, director for wetlands ecosystem office of the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.

IAU to hold technomart on agriculture and natural resources

TEHRAN – The Islamic Azad University (IAU) will host the second technomart on agriculture and natural resources from February 2 to 4 at the IAU permanent fairground, ISNA reported on Wednesday.