TEHRAN – The project manager of Iranian Agriculture Ministry’s smart irrigation systems development program has said 25,000 hectares of the country’s farmlands have been equipped with modern irrigation systems in the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21 – August 22). Fariborz Abbasi, who is the head of the Agriculture Ministry’s Water […]
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Modern irrigation systems established in 25,000 ha of farmlands
TEHRAN – The project manager of Iranian Agriculture Ministry’s smart irrigation systems development program has said 25,000 hectares of the country’s farmlands have been equipped with modern irrigation systems in the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21 – August 22). Fariborz Abbasi, who is the head of the Agriculture Ministry’s Water […]
How to Green Our Parched Farmlands and Finance Critical Infrastructure
Congress has passed two major infrastructure bills in the last year, but imminent needs in infrastructure funding remain. The 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law chiefly focused on conventional highway programs, and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) mainly centered on energy security and combating climate change. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), over $2 trillion in much-needed infrastructure […]
In The Name Of Saving The Climate, They Will Uberise The Farmlands
Above Photo: Mining Cryptocurrency, 2021. As the last private plane takes off from the Glasgow airport and the dust settles, the detritus of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, remains. The final communiqués are slowly being digested, their limited scope inevitable. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, closed the proceedings by painting two dire […]
Modern irrigation system implemented in 4,500 hectares of Ardebil farmlands
Modern irrigation system implemented in 4,500 hectares of Ardebil farmlands – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN- Modern irrigation system is implemented in 4,500 hectares of farmlands in Ardebil province, in the northwest of Iran, a provincial official announced. While visiting some modern irrigation projects of Ardebil, Akbar Behnamjou, the governor-general of the province, said the area under this […]
‘Why do you go around with a pistol if it’s so peaceful here?’
The following is a transcript of news coverage by Danish Radio’s Eva Plesner, May 19th 2016. Translation by Jonathan Ofir. Original title: “Did you know, that Airbnb offers rooms in the West Bank Jewish settlements? DR [Danish Radio] rents from the ultra-orthodox Jews in Esh Kodesh.” We pass it along because settlers’ intolerant attitudes (which […]
According to McCain, the USA will decide when Europe/EU can lift Russian sanctions
“I think there is clearly a lot of conversation amongst the Europeans about lifting the sanctions…There are many countries that are looking for the exit sign,” McCain said, speaking to Sputnik. “I have been hearing it for months, that there is enormous pressure in a lot of countries, particularly Germany, to lift the sanctions.” However, […]
HRW calls on businesses to stop settlement activities
Days of Palestine, Jerusalem –Businesses should stop their activities in the illegal Israeli settlement built in the occupied Palestinian territories, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. In a detailed report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said: “Businesses should stop operating in, financing, servicing, or trading with Israeli settlements in order to comply with their human rights responsibilities. […]