Pomegranate output rises 10,000 tons

TEHRAN- The production of pomegranate in Iran has increased 10,000 tons in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20), as compared to the previous year, an official from Ministry of Agriculture announced.

Over 20m tons of garden products produced in Iran per annum

TEHRN- As announced by the chairman of Iran’s Horticultural Sciences Research Institute (HSRI), over 20 million tons of garden products are produced in the country every year.

'Modern horticulture methods necessary to deal with climate change'

TEHRAN- The director-general of the tropical and semi-tropical fruits office of Iran’s Agriculture Ministry warned against the use of traditional horticultural methods due to climate changes and rising air temperatures, and emphasized that using modern horticulture methods is necessary to deal with climate change.

Annual horticulture output stands at about 12m tons

TEHRN- Based on the data released by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI), about 12 million tons of garden products were produced in the country during the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20), with an eight-percent fall year on year.

Kordestan’s annual agricultural output stands at over 2m tons

TEHRAN – As announced by a provincial official, over two million tons of agricultural and garden products are produced in Kordestan province, in the west of Iran, per year.

50,000 tons of garden, greenhouse products produced in Sistan-Baluchestan

TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 50,000 tons of garden and greenhouse products have been produced in Sistan-Baluchestan province, in the southeast of Iran, since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21).

‘Garden products quality should be improved based on target market’s needs’

TEHRAN- The head of Agriculture Department of Mazandaran province, in the northern Iran, said, “We must improve the quality of the garden products according to the needs of the target markets.”

160 ha of new gardens created in Hamedan province in a year

TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 160 hectares of new gardens were created in Hamedan province during the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20).

By Ebrahim Fallahi

Iran, largest producer of garden products in region

TEHRAN- Iran is the largest producer of garden products in the region, according to the chairman of the Iran Fruit Union.