Islamic Azad University Exports 20 Million Seeds to Russia
“At present, 4,000 types of products are produced in the ecosystem of Islamic Azad University's business department, of which 1,400 products have been industrialized and are produced and supplied nationally,” said Qobad Behzadipour, the director-general of the Innovation Centers of the Islamic Azad University’s Research, Technology and Innovation department.
“َA number of 200 million seeds have been produced in the Islamic Azad University out of which 20 million seeds have been exported to Russia,” he added.
In a relevant development in January, the president of Islamic Azad University’s Alborz branch announced the construction of a 10-hectare fully smart greenhouse to produce hybrid vegetable seeds.
“For the sustainable, comprehensive and continuous development of its knowledge-based, technological and innovative activities in full compliance with Iran’s policies, our university is implementing various plans, including the construction of a 10-hectare fully intelligent greenhouse relying on hybrid seed production in the field of vegetables and greens in the Mahdasht farm by the end of the university's fiscal year with the participation of agricultural and material innovation centers based on completely indigenous knowledge and technology of university faculty members and the creation of five new innovation centers in accordance with the province's comparative advantages with the help of artificial intelligence,” Hossein Kalantari told ANA.
“Biotechnology-related projects for the development of medical, agricultural, and pharmaceutical products, projects related to information technology and artificial intelligence and participation in the creation of intelligent systems and applied software and artificial intelligence, creating a computer game production hub, environmental projects, renewable energy, precious metal extraction, making a creative house for cultural and artistic industries in the Karaj branch, and designing and implementing creative urban elements, luxurious architecture, and recreating urban spaces are among the various other projects underway at this university,” he added.
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