TEHRAN- The 22nd international exhibition on food, food technology, and agriculture of Iran (Iran AgroFood 2015) will open on May 26 at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds.

This edition of the event will be attended by 700 domestic companies, in addition to 235 foreign firms, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported on Sunday.

The number of foreign participants shows about 70 percent growth compared to the previous year.

Companies from England, Spain, Austria, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Thailand, Luxembourg, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman, Japan, Armenia, Turkey, China, Russia, Switzerland, France, South Korea, Netherlands and India will showcase their latest products and achievements in the four-day exhibit.

Iranian Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati has said that by producing over 90 million tons of agricultural products per year, Iran is among ten top countries in the world.  

The official said that attracting capital needed for the development of the agriculture sector is a priority of Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture, and that the government has provided all infrastructures to support foreign investment in this sector.

Iran is ranked the first worldwide for producing saffron, pomegranates, and pistachios, the second for producing dates and apricots, the third for producing figs and cherries, and the fourth for producing walnuts and apples.  

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