Islamic Republic of Iran : An Agricultural Policy Note

agricultural development agricultural policies agricultural production agricultural productivity agricultural products agricultural trade agriculture animal production animal products arable land barley cattle cereals commodities commodity markets consumers cotton crops decentralization decision making deforestation development strategy ecological factors economic growth economic sectors eggs employment environmental protection exchange rate exports extension fao farmers farming farming systems farms food security forestry fragmentation fruits gender health care households human resource management imports income irrigation knowledge sharing land ownership land reform livestock living conditions living standards market liberalization marketing overgrazing poultry poverty reduction private sector productivity property rights public-private partnerships rice roots rural areas rural development rural population rural poverty sheep small farmers soil erosion sustainable development terms of trade textiles trade policies transport value added vegetables water erosion water resources wheat wind erosion