Paddy fields in Golestan province

A woman holds rice seedlings in a paddy field in the northern province of Golestan, June 14, 2024.

Paddy fields in Mazandaran province

A farmer is working in a paddy field in the northern province of Mazandaran, planting rice after the field was plowed.

Ruins of brick houses, estimated to date from Safavid era, unearthed in northern Iran

TEHRAN—Archaeologists have discovered ruins of several brick houses in Rasht, the capital of Gilan province in northern Iran. The ruins, based on their initial estimate, date back to the Safavid era (1501-1736).

Paddy fields in northern Gilan province

Farmers are working in paddy fields in the northern province of Gilan, May 12, planting rice after the fields are plowed.

By M.A. Saki

Self-sufficiency in rice production is injudicious, dangerous

TEHRAN - Agriculture Minister Seyyed Javad Sadatinejad has made some remarks on production of basic crops such as wheat and rice.