vastra Annual General Meeting: Performance and Plans
vastra held its annual ordinary general meeting with Bank Pasargad’s CEO, shareholders, and executives, reviewing fiscal-year results, growth plans, and its national role in food security.
National MoU to Develop Cage Fish Farming Value Chain
Led by vastra, a national MoU for the cage fish farming value chain was signed by the Science Vice-Presidency, Innovation Fund, and Bank Pasargad to boost finance, tech, and exports.
vastra at National Maritime Economy Capabilities Expo
As a national driver of cage fish farming, vastra made a notable impact at the first National Maritime Economy Capabilities Expo by presenting innovative projects and key technology needs.
Combating greenwashing in agriculture: transparency indicators and claim audits
A practical framework to measure and audit environmental claims across the agricultural chain grounded in PEF, ISO standards, and codes of practice with global examples and an Iran localization roadmap.
Select & implement FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, BRCGS
Explains informed selection, step-by-step implementation, and standardized auditing to ease entry into domestic and global markets.
Cybersecurity for digital-agri infra with standards and SOC
Digital agriculture stalls without security; with global standards, a scalable SOC, and IRP, protect product quality, cold-chain resilience, and market trust.
Emerging Food Contaminants: PFAS & Microplastics, Limits & Monitoring
Emerging Contaminants in the Food Industry: PFAS and Microplastics, Limits and Monitoring
Today’s food cha...
Smart irrigation scheduling using dynamic, time-of-use (TOU) electricity pricing
Irrigation scheduling with TOU pricing, ETo/Kc metrics, and a variable-speed drive reduces energy costs, eases grid peaks, and boosts farm water productivity.
Rural cold chain resilience with UPS, virtual generator, and loss reduction
A rural cold chain stabilizes with a UPS as backup and participation in a virtual power plant; with pre-cooling, temperature logging, and better energy use, losses and costs drop.
Greenhouse CO2: chemical absorption & scrubber design
Greenhouse CO₂ management with capture–release scrubbers ensures clean supply, 800–1,000 ppm control, standards compliance, and optimized heat integration.