During the first session of the Working Group of the Iran-Tajikistan Joint Agricultural Cooperation Commission, which was held through videoconference Tuesday, Safdar Niyazi Shahraki stressed the need to expand agricultural cooperation between the two countries.
Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture is ready to deepen bilateral ties with Tajikistan in the fields of production of plant seeds and vaccines and holding of agricultural education and training services, he said, adding that Iran is ready to hold training courses in various sectors including water and soil, fisheries, livestock and poultry, greenhouse and also transfer technical know-how to Tajik researchers.
He went on to say that over 1,000 producing and consulting companies are active in Iran working in the field of irrigational productivity and improvement of irrigation efficiency, noting that Iran can cooperate with Tajikistan in exporting technical and engineering services in the agricultural sector.
Iran is currently exporting quality technical and engineering services to 19 countries, he added, Mehr news agency reported.
The Tajik deputy minister of agriculture, for his part, welcomed the investment of Iranian companies in the fields of mechanization, water and soil and packaging products for exports.
Nazarzadeh Fazel stated that his country is keen to enhance agricultural cooperation with Iran.
Following a visit by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Tajikistan in 2023, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was inked between the Iranian and Tajik agricultural ministries to enhance mutual ties in the relevant field.