ECONOMY — April 12, 2026
Afghan Agriculture Deputy Minister Leads Delegation to Russia
A high-level delegation from Afghanistan's Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, headed by Deputy Minister Maulvi Sadrazam Usmani, has traveled to Russia from April 12 to 17 to visit agricultural scientific and technical centers. The trip aims to enhance quarantine and quality control capacities, learn advanced farming systems, and discuss export facilitation.
The Ehtebar Desk — originates with RTA — corroborated by Pajhwok — 2 min read
KABUL (Afghan Verified) - A high-level delegation from Afghanistan's Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, led by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Maulvi Sadrazam Usmani, has traveled to Russia.
The delegation is scheduled to visit key scientific and technical centers in Russia's agriculture sector from April 12 to 17.
The primary objectives of the trip include boosting technical capacities in plant and animal quarantine, improving quality control systems for agricultural products, and familiarizing the delegation with advanced farming systems. The group also plans to hold discussions on facilitating the export of agricultural products.
During the visit, the delegation will tour laboratories for detecting plant diseases, centers for evaluating the quality of agricultural products, and research institutions specializing in pest control and quarantine. They will also examine port systems and export processes.
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Reliability assessment
Corroborated by two outlets (RTA, Pajhwok) confirming the delegation led by named Deputy Minister Maulvi Sadrazam Usmani to Russia from April 12-17 for agricultural objectives.
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- High-level delegation from Afghanistan's Ministry of Agriculture, led by Deputy Minister Maulvi Sadrazam Usmani, traveled to Russia.
- Visit scheduled for April 12-17 to agriculture scientific and technical centers.
- Objectives include improving quarantine, quality control, exports, and advanced systems.
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Economy — Russia, Maulvi Sadrazam Usmani, Ministry of Agriculture, agricultural exports, technical delegation
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