Iran and the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) concluded a cooperation agreement aimed at expanding technological and agricultural interaction. According to the head of Iranian agricultural research, a three-month action plan will be developed to translate commitments into practical projects.
The memorandum was signed by Golmohammadi Golmohammadi, head of the Iranian Organization for Agricultural Research, Education, and Dissemination, during his visit to Kazakhstan. During the visit, he held talks with IOFS Secretary-General Berik Aryn regarding cooperation in vaccine and seed production, agricultural biotechnology, water and soil resource management, as well as joint research initiatives. This was reported by the state broadcasting agency IRIB.
Discussions also covered issues such as creating a plant gene bank for Islamic countries, forming strategic food security reserves, and increasing the volume of joint vaccine production.
Golmohammadi specified that a three-month working plan is currently being prepared to monitor the fulfillment of agreements and turn them into real endeavors. For his part, Aryn called for the creation of a joint working group, the determination of priority areas, and the clarification of financing mechanisms for the proposed projects.
Parallel to the visit, the Iranian delegation discussed the transfer of technical expertise and the development of joint production of rinderpest vaccines, as well as the expansion of scientific and technical cooperation with Islamic states. These discussions took place during the delegation's participation in an international agricultural exhibition in Kazakhstan.