Pakistan Iran Boost Agri Ties

Pakistan Iran Boost Agri Ties

Pakistan and Iran Pledge Stronger Agricultural Ties

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Iran’s Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh met recently to discuss ways to boost agricultural cooperation between the two countries.

Both ministers agreed to strengthen collaboration and reaffirmed their commitment to implement decisions made by the Joint Committee on Agriculture Cooperation.

The Iranian Ministry of Agriculture will send a high-level delegation to Pakistan within the next two weeks to finalize arrangements for exporting Pakistani corn to Iran.

Minister Jam Kamal Khan also thanked Iran for increasing imports of Pakistani rice and meat. Meanwhile, Iran showed strong interest in working with Pakistan’s Seed Councils on joint research focused on developing disease-resistant seeds, aiming to enhance food security and agricultural innovation in both nations.

The meeting followed a session of the Pakistan-Iran Joint Economic Commission (JEC) in Tehran on September 15-16, where both sides reaffirmed their goal of achieving $10 billion in bilateral trade.