A UN agency has formally designated a unique rainfed fig-growing region in Iran as a GIAHS site, along with two other sites in Asia.

In the first part of this program, our reporter Gisoo Misha Ahmadi introduces some agricultural products grown in the eastern city of Birjand

As the long-running water dispute between Iran and Afghanistan drags on, experts warn that it is taking a heavy toll on agriculture and water bodies, especially the wetlands in southwestern Iran.

Iran’s purchases of domestic wheat rise 32% year on year in 37 days to May 3 to 1 million metric tons.

Iran expects to reap 12 million tonnes of wheat this year at a time of rising concerns over food supplies because of the ongoing war between major wheat producers Russia and Ukraine.

An official says Iran will soon send a shipment of honey to China, which itself is the world’s top honey producer.

Iran exported over half a million metric tons of apple in the 11 months to late February.