Iran

Iran seeking to lease land in East Africa for food froduction: Envoy
- Tasnim
- 07 February 2016
The Iranian ambassador to Kenya said the country plans to lease land in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to grow rice, corn and wheat
Iran launches first overseas farming plan
- Press TV
- 28 August 2015
Iran has launched agricultural cultivation in Kazakhstan, marking its first farmland investment overseas as the Middle Eastern country seeks to secure food supplies amid a lingering drought.
Implementation of extra-territorial culture in Ukraine
- ILNA
- 28 August 2015
Iranian institute confirms that Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for overseas farm production programme
Implementation of extra-territorial culture in three countries
- Mehr News
- 05 August 2015
Iranian institute starts offshore food production in Kazakhstan and will soon expand to Ukraine and Ghana. It will also look into sourcing water supplies abroad.
Kenya in pact with Iran to boost trade cooperation
- Business Daily
- 21 August 2014
During a meeting with Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed, Iranian Minister for Agriculture Mahmoud Hojjiati expressed the interest of Iranian investors in leasing land in Kenya for agricultural development.
Iran and Kenya signed cooperation documents on culture extraterritoriality
- Ayar
- 21 August 2014
The governments of Kenya and Iran are exploring the possibility of Kenya leasing farmland to Iran for overseas food production
Armenia: Do Iran’s sheep pose a threat to national security?
- EurAsia Review
- 03 April 2013
A pending agreement for Iran to graze sheep inside Armenia has sparked a furor among Armenian environmentalists and nationalists over whether or not the prospective deal poses a threat to the country’s national security.
The geopolitics of sheep in an Armenian region
- News.az
- 29 Mar 2013
On Feb. 14, four days before Armenia's highly contested presidential election, Hasmik Evoyan and others protested the sheep deal in front of Armenia's National Assembly building in Yerevan.
Minister of Agriculture meets Iranian Ambassador
- SUNA
- 02 February 2013
Sudan's Minister of Agriculture discusses aspects of joint cooperation with Iran in sugar beet crops, cotton, oilseeds and rice, expressing his ministry's keenness to remove all obstacles impeding the work of investors.
Iran wants to lease Armenian pasture land
- Asbarez.com
- 02 January 2013
Armenian and Iranian authorities are negotiating on the possible lease by Iranian sheep and cattle breeders of mountain pastures in southeastern Armenia, it was officially confirmed on Friday.
Iran's export of $44m farming gear to Sudan
- Tehran Times
- 17 January 2011
Iran plans to produce wheat and sugar in Sudan and is ready to transfer its agricultural expertise to the African country.
New rush of foreign investors, mainly Argentines, to purchase land in Uruguay
- MercoPress
- 01 November 2010
Recent business delegations from Iran and Qatar expressed strong interest in buying farmland in Uruguay to develop their own production projects.