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Iran can become BRICS’s corridor for agricultural exports: Official
Iran is located in a region that allows for exporting many products of the BRICS member countries through the international north-south, east-west, rail and air corridors, according to Iran’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Agricultural Affairs Alireza Mohajer, as reported by Mehr News Agency.
He made the remarks at the 14th meeting of the agriculture ministers of the BRICS group of the emerging economies held last week in Moscow, where he also said that BRICS member states make up more than 40% of the population in the world and account for 30 percent of the world’s economy, so that the BRICS member states can create a special condition in producing, trading and exporting food products.
The official also pointed to the potential created for the removal of the import and export barriers.
About 40% of the grain in the world is traded by BRICS member states and these countries can easily export these products to the world through Iran’s southern ports, he stated.
Also, Iran can play a part in the imports of the corn and soybean products of the countries like Brazil to the BRICS states, the deputy minister of agriculture added.
The BRICS countries will develop and approve a new action plan for cooperation in the field of agriculture in 2025, taking into account the countries that have joined, Russia’s Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut said on Friday, stressing that Russia is ready to actively participate in its development.
“Another result of the chairmanship was the general report on the implementation of the action plan for cooperation between BRICS countries in the field of agriculture in 2021-24, which was approved at a meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Agriculture. I would like to note that we have achieved significant successes in the implementation of the provisions of the plan. Looking ahead, I would like to note that within the framework of the Brazilian BRICS presidency in 2025 we will have to develop and approve a new plan, taking into account the accession countries,” Lut said.
According to her, the BRICS countries have “the best resource base.” For example, the share of agricultural land in the BRICS countries exceeds 30% of the global area. “BRICS countries have significant potential to strengthen their position in the global agricultural market and provide uninterrupted supplies to ensure global food security,” the minister said.
“In 2024, BRICS has significantly expanded and new countries have joined us. I would like to welcome Brazil, India, China, and South Africa, as well as the new BRICS members - the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Egypt, and Ethiopia. I am confident that we will continue to develop the political and economic partnership between our countries in the field of agriculture and food security,” she added.