Baku, Tehran can help increase regional food security
By Trend
Azerbaijan and Iran can increase their agricultural cooperation
and jointly help strengthen food security in the region, an
official with Agriculture Services Specialized Holding Company
said.
"The cooperation between Iran and Azerbaijan in the sector of
extraterritorial agricultural production could turn into a role
model for others in the region if both sides employ real experts
and supply the necessary funding and water," Qassem Mohammadi told
Trend.
Noting that the two nations have the potential to grow crops in
each other’s farmland as part of a potential extraterritorial
farming scheme, he added that they both need to follow similar
agricultural patterns and standards in order to be able to target
new markets in the region.
Farmland in Azerbaijan is integrated and this is what distinguishes
Azerbaijani lands from the Iranian ones, Mohammadi said.
He went on to add that necessary water should be provided and basic
infrastructures need to get expanded for that purpose.
Given the fact that Iran and Azerbaijan enjoy many cultural
commonalities, the Iranian official said, stressing that the two
neighboring nations, by deepening their agricultural ties, can also
help strengthen food security in the region as they share an
extensive borderline.
Tehran and Baku can also set up joint economic committees in border
provinces and increase their cooperation, Mohammadi concluded.
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