Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia to Elevate Ties with Agricultural Cooperation Memo

The MoU is designed to enhance synergistic agricultural collaboration between the two parties.

Photo: Ministry of Agriculture of Tajikistan

Tajikistan's Ministry of Agriculture and Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on agricultural cooperation, The Caspian Post reports citing Trend.

The document was signed within the frame of the 25th-27th November session of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission between the two countries in Riyadh.

The MoU is designed to enhance synergistic agricultural collaboration between the two parties. The memorandum delineates synergistic partnerships in domains including innovative plant breeding, sustainable livestock and poultry production, collaborative scientific inquiry, proactive plant health management against pathogens and pests, strategic agricultural product exportation, and the dynamic cultivation and exchange of high-priority crop seeds. It also encompasses the exploration and strategic resolution of agricultural challenges impacting both nations.

According to the National Statistical Agency of Tajikistan, the agricultural production in Tajikistan reached 52.280 billion somoni ($4.8 billion) from January through September 2024, which is an 11.4 percent increase compared to the same period last year.