Country Profile - Iran, Islamic Rep.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Researchers

Category

Supervising agency

Executing agency

Research focus

Head
count

FTEs

Year

Government

Agricultural Research and Education Organization (AREO)

Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran

Biotechnology

101

101.0

2004

 

 

Agricultural Engineering Research Institute

Agricultural engineering

25

25.0

2004

 

 

Animal Science Research Institute

Livestock

84

84.0

2004

 

 

Date Palm and Tropical Fruit Research Institute

Date palm, fruits

17

17.0

2004

 

 

Dry Land Agricultural Research Institute

Dry land agriculture

44

44.0

2004

 

 

Engineering Research Institute

Machinery and engineering

294

29.4

2004

 

 

Iran Fisheries Research Organization

Fisheries

316

316.0

2004

 

 

Iran Citrus Research Institute

Citrus fruit

27

27.0

2004

 

 

Institute for Cotton Research

Cotton

33

33.0

2004

 

 

Iran Pistachio Research Institute

Pistachio

30

30.0

2004

 

 

International Sturgeon Research Institute

Fisheries

32

32.0

2004

 

 

National Salinity Research Center

Soil, water

12

12.0

2004

 

 

Plant Pests and Diseases Research Institute

Crops pests and disease , plant taxonomy

171

171.0

2004

 

 

Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute

Livestock

100

100.0

2004

 

 

Research Institute of Forest and Rangeland

Forestry, rangeland, medicinal plants, botany

112

112.0

2004

 

 

Rice Research Institute

Rice

53

53.0

2004

 

 

Rural Research Center

Socioeconomics

40

16.0

2004

 

 

Seed and Plant Certification Research Institute

Seed certification and registration

35

35.0

2004

 

 

Seed and Plant Improvement Research Institute

Crops

118

118.0

2004

 

 

Silkworm Research Institute

Silk worm, mulberry

11

11.0

2004

 

 

Soil and Water Research Institute

Soil, water

80

80.0

2004

 

 

Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute

Soil conservation and watershed management

66

66.0

2004

 

 

Sugar Beet Seed Research Institute

Sugar beet

30

30.0

2004

 

 

Tea Research Institute

Tea

42

42.0

2004

Provincial government

Agricultural Research and Education Organization (AREO)

Ardebil Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Potato, natural resources

66

66.0

2004

 

 

Azarbaijan Sharghi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, livestock, natural resources, watershed management

124

124.0

2004

 

 

Bushehr Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, horticulture, natural resources

44

44.0

2004

 

 

Charmahal va Bakhtiary Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Pastures and forages, nut, natural resource

42

42.0

2004

 

 

Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, horticulture, livestock, natural resources

148

148.0

2004

 

 

Gilan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, forestry

59

59.0

2004

 

 

Golestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, forestry, natural resources

82

82.0

2004

 

 

Hamedan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Potato , natural resources

68

68.0

2004

 

 

Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Horticulture, natural resources

40

40.0

2004

 

 

Balouchestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, vegetables, natural resources

22

22.0

2004

 

 

Ilam Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, livestock, forestry

29

29.0

2004

 

 

Isfahan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, horticulture, livestock, natural resources, forestry

156

156.0

2004

 

 

Kerman Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, natural resources

97

97.0

2004

 

 

Kermanshah Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, livestock, natural resources

58

58.0

2004

 

 

Khorasan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, horticulture, livestock,, natural resources

205

205.0

2004

 

 

Khuzestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, natural resources, horticulture

73

73.0

2004

 

 

Kohgiluyeh va Boyerahmad Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, livestock, forestry, and rangeland

63

63.0

2004

 

 

Kurdestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Wheat, barley, pastures and forages, natural resources

52

52.0

2004

 

 

Lorestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Wheat, barley, livestock, natural resources

78

78.0

2004

 

 

Markazi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Natural resources, flowers, wheat

58

58.0

2004

 

 

Mazandaran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Wheat, fruits, natural resources

114

114.0

2004

 

 

Qazvin Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, livestock

42

42.0

2004

 

 

Qom Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Natural resources, crops, livestock

22

22.0

2004

 

 

Semnan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, natural resources, livestock

75

75.0

2004

 

 

Tehran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Natural resources, watershed management, livestock, crops

43

43.0

2004

 

 

West Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, livestock

135

135.0

2004

 

 

Yazd Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Horticulture, natural resources

45

45.0

2004

 

 

Zabol Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Wheat, barley , vegetables

28

28.0

2004

 

 

Zanjan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

Crops, natural resources

45

45.0

2004

 

 

Jiroft and Kahnouj Agricultural Research Center

Crops

20

20.0

2004

 

 

Safi Abad Agricultural Research Center

Crops

36

36.0

2004

 

 

Varamin Agricultural Research Center

Crops

30

30.0

2004

Universities

Shahid Beheshti University

Medical Plant and Drugs Research Institute

Medicinal plant, drugs

8

2.4

2004

 

Yazd University

Desert and Dry land Research Institute

Natural resources, pastures and forages, forestry, socio-economics

17

11.9

2004

 

Tehran University

International Research Center for Living with Desert

Natural resources, socio-economics

13

7.8

2004

 

Urmia University

Artemia and Aquatic Animal Research Institute

Fisheries

19

19.0

2004

 

Shiraz University

Cereal Viral Diseases Research Center

Crops

8

8.0

2004

 

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Research Center for Plant Sciences

Plant science

15

15.0

2004

Other Government

Meteorological Organization, Ministry of Road and Transportation

Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center(

Atmospheric science

30

4.5

2004

 

Ministry of Commerce

Cereal and Bread Research Institute, Cereal Organization

Wheat

23

13.8

2004

 

Iranian Tobacco Company

Urmia Tobacco Research Center

Tobacco

10

10.0

2004

 

 

Tirtash Tobacco Research and Education Center

Tobacco

23

23.0

2004

 

Guilan Complex of Tobacco

Rasht Tobacco Research Station

Tobacco

17

17.0

2004

 

Ministry of Technology, Research and Sciences

Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Iran

Biotechnology

27

27.0

2004

 

 

National Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Genetic engineering, biotechnology

45

15.8

2004

 

Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

Nuclear Research Center for Agriculture and Medicine

Crops, livestock

27

18.9

2004

 

Ministry of Jihad Construction and Agriculture

Pesticides Research Center of Agricultural Supporting Services Company

Pesticides

49

49.0

2004

 

 

Agricultural Planning and Economic Research Institute

Socio-economics, natural resources

103

103.0

2004

 

 

Sefidroud Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Company

Dairy, poultry, fisheries

16

1.6

2004

 

 

Hafttapeh Sugarcane Agro-Industry Company

Sugarcane

5

0.3

2004

 

Sugarcane and Product Development Co.

Sugarcane Research Center, Sugarcane Development and Affiliated Industrials Company

Sugar cane

25

25.0

2004

Non profit

 

Beverages and Fruit Juices Industrial Research Center

Post-harvest

6

1.2

2004

 

Fariman, Chenaran, Neyshabur, Shirin, Abkoh and Torbat-e- Heydarieh Suger Companies

Khorasan Sugar Beet Research and Agronomic Services Co.

Sugar beet

8

3.2

2004

 

Isfahan, Naghshejahan, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, Ghazvin, Shirvan, and Shahzand Sugar Companies

Agricultural Research and Laboratory Services

Sugar beet

7

3.5

2004

 

 

Urmia Sugar Beet Research and Technical Services Co.

Sugar beet

3

0.9

2004

 

 

Gharb Sugar Factories Agronomic Research and Laboratory Services Co

Sugar beet

3

1.2

2004

Higher education

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government

Tehran University

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops, natural resources, socio-economics

148

37.0

2004

 

 

Faculty of Natural Resources

Diverse

46

11.5

2004

 

 

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Medicine

111

22.2

2004

 

 

Aboureyhan Agriculture Complex

Diverse

64

9.6

2004

 

Isfahan University of Technology

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops, livestock, natural resources

107

26.8

2004

 

 

Faculty of Natural Resources

Diverse

31

4.7

2004

 

Shiraz University

College of Agriculture

Crops, livestock, post-harvest

68

13.6

2004

 

 

School of Veterinary Medicine

Livestock

50

12.5

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Darab

Diverse

16

0.8

2004

 

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Faculty of Agriculture

Livestock

134

33.5

2004

 

 

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Livestock

52

13.0

2004

 

Urmia University

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops, livestock, natural resources

60

12.0

2004

 

 

School of Veterinary Medicine

Livestock

50

14.0

2004

 

 

Faculty of Natural Resources

Natural resources, forestry

3

0.2

2004

 

Tabriz University

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops, livestock, post-harvest

124

24.8

2004

 

 

Faculty of Veterinary

Veterinary

8

0.4

2004

 

 

Maraghe Higher Education Complex

Plant protection, horticulture, socio-economics

27

1.4

2004

 

Tarbiyat Modares University

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops, livestock, socio-economics

74

22.2

2004

 

 

Faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences

Forestry, fisheries, socio-economics

36

9.0

2004

 

Shahid Chamran University of Ahwaz

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops

57

14.3

2004

 

 

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Livestock

39

5.9

2004

 

Ramin Agriculture and Natural Resources University

Faculty of Animal Sciences and Food Industries

Livestock

20

2.0

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Crops

22

2.2

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Rural Development

Agricultural engineering, socio-economics

19

1.9

2004

 

University of Guilan

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops, livestock,

67

10.1

2004

 

 

Faculty of Natural Resources

Forestry, silk worm, fisheries, environmental

41

6.2

2004

 

 

Mazandaran Higher Education Complex of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Crops, natural resources

116

29.0

2004

 

Gorgan Agricultural and Natural Resources University

Faculty of Agricultural

Crops, livestock, post-harvest, natural resources

80

12.0

2004

 

 

Faculty of Forest and Wood Technology

Forestry, wood science and technology, pulp and paper

27

2.7

2004

 

 

Faculty of Range and Watershed Management

Natural resources, fisheries

29

2.9

2004

 

 

Gonbad Faculty of Agriculture

Crops, horticulture

43

2.2

2004

 

Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

Kerman Faculty of Agriculture

Diverse

36

4.3

2004

 

 

Jiroft Faculty of Agriculture

Crops

24

1.2

2004

 

 

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Livestock

25

2.5

2004

 

Boualisina University of Hamedan

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops, livestock, natural resources, socio-economics

58

8.7

2004

 

Razi University of Kermanshah

College of Agriculture

Crops, livestock

66

11.9

2004

 

 

School of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary medicine

12

0.6

2004

 

Shahrekord University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University

Livestock, post-harvest, fisheries

39

7.8

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops, livestock, fisheries

59

11.8

2004

 

Yazd University

Desert Studies and Natural Resources Faculty

Forestry, soil, water management, natural resources

29

5.2

2004

 

Shah Rood University of Technology

Faculty of Agriculture

Wheat, natural resources

13

0.7

2004

 

Zanjan University

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops, livestock

68

10.2

2004

 

Kordestan University

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Crops, livestock, forestry

52

5.2

2004

 

University of Rafsanjan

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops

17

1.7

2004

 

University of Lorestan

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops

30

3.0

2004

 

Shahed University

College of Agricultural Sciences

Rice, pastures and forages, natural resources, fisheries

22

1.1

2004

 

Yasuj University

Faculty of Agriculture

N.A.

20

1.0

2004

 

Zabol University

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops, ostrich

88

13.2

2004

 

Mohaghegh Ardebili University

Faculty of Agriculture

Potato, beef, poultry

47

7.1

2004

 

University Semnan

School of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary

12

1.2

2004

 

Birjand University

Faculty of Agriculture

Crops, livestock, natural resources

56

8.4

2004

 

Persian Gulf University

Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Fisheries, horticulture

19

1.0

2004

 

Hormozgan University

Department of Horticulture, Technical and Engineering Faculty

Horticulture

12

0.6

2004

 

Ilam University

College of Agriculture

Crops, livestock

30

3.0

2004

Private

Islamic Azad University

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Tehran Unit (Science and Research)

Post-harvest, forestry, crops

66

9.9

2004

 

 

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz Unit

Veterinary

52

2.6

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture, Isfahan Unit

Diverse

62

9.3

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture, Mashhad Unit

Agronomy, socio-economics

17

0.9

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak Unit

Crops, livestock, natural resources, socio-economics

37

3.7

2004

 

 

Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding and Department of Environmental Studies, Ardebil Unit

Agronomy, plant breeding, environmental

21

1.1

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture, Arsanjan Unit

Diverse

29

1.5

2004

 

 

Faculty of Veterinary, Urmia Unit

Veterinary

26

2.6

2004

 

 

Department of Agriculture, Bojnourd Unit

Agronomy

16

0.8

2004

 

 

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Broujerd Unit

Natural resources

21

1.1

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture, Birjand Unit

Diverse

15

0.8

2004

 

 

Department of Agriculture, Jahrom Unit

Horticulture, agronomy

25

1.3

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture, Khoy Unit

Diverse

16

1.6

2004

 

 

Department of Agriculture, Zahedan Unit

Animal science, horticulture

14

0.7

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture, Saveh Unit

Diverse

44

2.2

2004

 

 

Department of Agriculture, Sabzevar Unit

Diverse

27

1.4

2004

 

 

Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Shabestar Unit

Veterinary

43

2.2

2004

 

 

Faculty of Veterinary, Shahrekord Unit

Veterinary

43

4.3

2004

 

 

Department of Agriculture, Lahijan Unit

Fisheries, agronomy

25

1.3

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture, Miyaneh Unit

Agronomy, socio-economics, horticulture

32

1.6

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Noshahr andChaloos Unit

Diverse

31

3.1

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture, Neyshabour Unit

Diverse

13

0.7

2004

 

 

Faculty of Agriculture, Varamin Unit

Diverse

90

4.5

2004

Private sector companies

Mahram Company

R&D and Laboratories

Post-harvest

5

 

2004

 

Amol Meat Products Company

R&D Department

Beef, poultry

11

 

2004

 

KhormaBon-e Jonoub Company

R&D Unit

Dates

4

 

2004

 

Pakdis Company

R&D Unit,

Post-harvest

6

 

2004

 

Noosh Iran Company

Research and Development Unit

Apple, peer, grapes

5

 

2004

 

Pak Dairy Company

Research & Quality Assurance

Dairy

29

 

2004

 

Mazandaran Wood and Paper Industries Company

R&D Department

Forestry, industry

12

 

2004

 

Rafsanjan Pistachio Producers Cooperative Company

RPPC Laboratory

Pistachio, post-harvest

3

 

2004

 

 

Mimas Company

Post-harvest

5

 

2004

 

 

Hashtgerd Premix Manufacturing Company

Dairy, poultry, fisheries

11

 

2004

 

Shahdiran Inc.

R&D Department

Post-harvest

4

 

2004

 

Shirin Knorasan Agro-Industry Company

R&D Unit

Sugar beet

13

 

2004

 

Jovin Agro-Industry Company

R&D Unit

Crops, fisheries

25

 

2004

 

Iran Dairy Industries Company

R&D Department

Dairy

17

 

2004

 

Kalleh Dairy Company

R&D Unit

Dairy, post-harvest

2

 

2004

 

Dashte Morghab (Yek and yek) Company

R&D Umit

Citrus fruit, tomato, cucumber

6

 

2004

 

Novin Saffron Company

R&D Unit

Saffron

12

 

2004

 

Gyah Company

R&D Unit

Fertilizers, herbicide, pesticide

10

 

2004

 

Malard Mushroom Company

Research Center

Mushroom

2

 

2004

 

Tarvand Saffron Ghaen Company

R&D Unit

Saffron

6

 

2004

 

Dam and Darya Company

Pounel Group R&D

Beef, fisheries, pastures, forages

6

 

2004

 

Telavang Company

Research and Scientific Group

Poultry

6

 

2004

 

 

Fara Roshd Zagros Company

Beef, dairy, poultry

2

 

2004

 

Havourash Company

BPIG Fisheries Department

Fisheries, post-harvest

10

 

2004

 

Green Biotech Ltd.

Applied Microbiology Group

Crops

6

 

2004

 

Isfahan Sugar Company

R&D Unit

Sugar beet, post-harvest

12

 

2004

 

Sirjan Bonyad Agricultural Company

R&D Unit

Pistachio

9

 

2004

 

 

Fajr-Sari Horticultural Company

Fruits

4

 

2004

 

Dashtenaz Agricultural Company

Agricultural Research and Development Unit

Crops

4

 

2004

 

Agro-Industry Experimental Farm

Research and Training Unit

Wheat, barley

2

 

2004

 

Razavi Dairy Products Company

R&D Unit

Dairy

2

 

2004

 

Kenebist Razavi Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

Research Unit

Livestock

3

 

2004

 

 

Golbarg-e-Tooba Company

Ostrich

8

 

2004

 

Damdaran

Teen Company

Dairy

15

 

2004

 

Source: ICARDA, FAO, AARINENA, and CIHEAM. The National Agricultural Research Systems in the West Asia and North Africa Region. (J. Casas, M. Solh, and H. Hafez, eds.) Aleppo, Syria: ICARDA, December 1999.

(a) Previously the Plant Biotechnology Department of the Seed and Plant Improvement Institute. Has only recently become a seperate institute.

Agricultural Research in Iran: Policy, Investments, and Institutional Profile
ASTI Country Report, October 2008
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