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Dushanbe- Tehran trade could exceed $5b: Diplomat
Iran and Tajikistan enjoy the capacity to raise their bilateral trade to over $5 billion, said First Secretary of the Tajikistan Embassy in Tehran Marufjon Abdurahmonov.
Speaking in a meeting with Mohammad-Ali Mollaei, the head of the International Affairs and Trade Development Commission of Iran’s House of Industry, the Tajik diplomat invited Iranian industrialists to attend the joint business forum of Iran-Tajikistan, which will be held in August, reported iranhim.ir.
Abdurahmonov also discussed development of cooperation in the mineral sector in a separate meeting with the managing director of Iran Central Iron Ore Company, Mojtaba Hamidian.
He emphasized the cooperation of his country in the fields of exploration, exploitation, equipment of steel factories, investment and training of specialized manpower in the field of mining with Iran and the Iran Central Iron Ore Company.
FAO recognizes Iranian agro system
The Estahban Rainfed Fig Orchards Heritage System, located in Iran’s southern Fars Province, was formally recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS), by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
During a meeting of the GIAHS Scientific Advisory Group that took place in Valencia, Spain, FAO designated three new GIAHS sites in Asia, underlining the importance of the continent’s centuries-old agricultural practices in feeding the world’s growing population and combating climate change and biodiversity loss, according to fao.org.
The sites include a unique rain-fed fig-growing region in Iran, an area famous for using fallen leaves as compost for agriculture in suburban Tokyo, and an area breeding beef cattle with unique genetic preservation practices in western Japan.
Under the flagship program of FAO, the selection criteria stipulate that sites must be of global importance, have value as a public good, support food and livelihood security, agro-biodiversity, sustainable knowledge systems and practices, social values and culture as well as outstanding landscapes.