Iran and China on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on agricultural cooperation.
 
The MOU was signed by Iranian deputy agriculture minister Kazem Khavazi, and Ma Youxiang, Chinese Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, in China during the fifth meeting of the Iran-China Joint Agricultural Cooperation Committee
 
The meeting emphasized the development of joint agricultural cooperation between the two countries.
 
The MOU covers cooperation in a range of issues including horticulture, agronomy, animal husbandry, fisheries, agricultural mechanization, and Chinese investment in Iran's agricultural development programs.