A need for a work group for promotion and culturalization in the field of medicinal plants as well as the use of the capacity of Ministry of Education for the promotion of the importance of medicinal plants for students who are in elementary and middle school, led to the formation of a work group in
Agriculture has moved past four generations; digital and smart farming is among the last stages.
The Secretary of National Council for Science and Technology Development of Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine, Vice-presidency for Science and Technology stated that production licenses have been issued for 4,004 medicines, natural-based and tradional products.
Executive Manager of the office of Medicinal Plants Plan of Ministry of Agriculture Jihad stressed the need for investment in producing medicinal plants standard seeds and seedlings.
Iran has succeeded in producing a substance that can determine the quality of saffron, also notified that a metabolic pathway of taste and smell of saffron has been prepared
The secretary of Technical Workgroup on Technology and Entrepreneurship stated that in the last festival held in that regard, 2 thousand 400 products were presented.
The Damavand 2018 Symposium was held with the collaboration of the Cultural Forum of Austrian Embassy in Tehran, Iran Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Federation as well as Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
Ministry of Agriculture Jihad, Mahmoud Hojati, has appointed Dr. Hossein Zeinali, faculty member of Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of Isfahan Province, as the executive manager of Medicinal Plants Project.
Iran’s 1st International Congress and 2nd National Conference on Biotechnology of Medicinal Plants and Mushrooms will be held in the University of Zanjan through 27-28 August, 2018.
In a meeting between the board of trustees of the National Development Fund of Iran, granting facilities to Medicinal plants cultivation has been put on top of the list of priorities of this fund.