TCCIMA inks co-op MOU with Tehran AGRIENG
TEHRAN – Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Agriculture and Natural Resources Engineering Organization of Tehran Province (AGRIENG), the TCCIMA portal reported.
The MOU was signed in a meeting of the TCCIMA board of directors with the head of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Engineering Organization of Tehran Province on Tuesday.
As reported, the MOU is aimed at facilitating the participation of the private sector operators in the Tehran Province’s agricultural projects and investment in the mentioned sector.
Establishing a service desk in the Tehran Chamber for the members of the Chamber to benefit from the services and facilities of the AGRIENG organization, cooperation in certifying agricultural products, efforts to increase the export of agricultural products by the members of the TCCIMA and improving the export of agricultural services, improving the level of knowledge about new technologies in the agricultural sector, implementation of joint research projects and the holding of domestic and international educational events, as well as supporting trade unions and production organizations in the agricultural sector and transformation industries are also among the goals of the cooperation MOU.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, the head of the Tehran AGRIENG Morteza Kouchakzadeh said: “According to the cooperation agreement with the Agriculture and Natural Resources Engineering Organization of Tehran Province aims to speed up the investment process in the country's agriculture sector in collaboration with this long-standing private sector institution.”
Ataollah Ashrafi Esfahani, head of the TCCIMA Agriculture and Transformation Industries Committee,e also said at the meeting that one of the missions of the committee has been communication with the organizations of the Tehran province, and in this regard the memorandum of understanding has been drawn up and arranged, which is signed between the Tehran Chamber and this organization.
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