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World Food Day: FAO highlights 80 years of action, calling for stronger partnerships
TEHRAN – On the occasion of World Food Day 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Farrukh Toirov, highlighted 80 years of commitment in improving food security and advancing sustainable agriculture while calling for stronger partnerships to achieve these shared goals.
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2025-10-14 14:55
Tehran’s Tabi'at Bridge to light up blue for World Food Day
TEHRAN – The iconic Tabi'at Bridge - the largest pedestrian overpass in Tehran – will shine in blue on Thursday, October 16, to mark World Food Day.
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2025-10-13 16:10
FAO highlights Iran’s strategic role in regional food production and agricultural innovation
TEHRAN – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Farrukh Toirov, recognized Iran’s strategic position in regional food production and agricultural innovation.
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2025-08-12 16:08
Photo: Bahman Vakhshour
FAO representative speaks with the Tehran Times on objectives and prioritized plans
Farrukh Toirov, the representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to Iran, gave an exclusive interview to the Tehran Times on Monday, August 11, 2025. Introducing FAO’s mandate globally and specifically in Iran, Mr. Toirov elaborated on current priority areas of cooperation with the country and plans to help develop Iran’s agricultural sector.
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2024-11-26 14:48
La Niña forecast to have adverse impacts on yields
TEHRAN –Due to dry weather conditions between January and May 2025, when the main wheat crops are at vegetative stages, La Niña event is anticipated to have an adverse impact on yields in Iran, according to a country analysis report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on November 22.
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2023-12-04 15:22
By Qu Dongyu, FAO Director General
Lessening the blow of climate-related loss and damage
As the impacts of the climate crisis continue to surpass the limits of adaptation, countries are urgently searching for ways to redress the losses and damages to agriculture. This op-ed discusses ways to limit loss and damage through various means, including increased climate finance and Anticipatory Action.
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2023-10-15 15:18
By QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General
We must not take water for granted
This year’s World Food Day celebrates one of the planet’s most precious resources: water. It’s essential to life on Earth. It covers the majority of the planet’s surface, makes up over 50 percent of our bodies, helps keep us fed, supports livelihoods, and is central to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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2023-10-10 15:19
By Faranak Bakhtiari
FAO’s RFLDL project, a milestone in sustainable land management in Iran
TEHRAN – "Rehabilitation of forest landscapes and degraded land with particular attention to saline soils and areas prone to wind erosion” project (RFLDL), implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), reached its successful conclusion setting a new course for sustainable land management in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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2023-09-02 15:36
By Faranak Bakhtiari
FAO holds national conference on enhancing dryland agriculture productivity
TEHRAN – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations held the “First National Conference on Enhancing Productivity in Dryland Projects” to discuss achievements within its project titled "Boosting Productivity and Unlocking the Potential of Dryland Agriculture."
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2023-08-14 15:48
Iran makes strides in combating malnutrition, ascends 12 ranks in global assessment, FAO report
TEHRAN - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled a noteworthy decline in malnutrition across Iran during the period of 2021 to 2022, leading to a commendable upswing of 12 positions in the country’s global standing in the realm of nutrition.