The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock has sent an eight-member delegation of its experts to China to participate in the trilateral "China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Agriculture" meeting.

Musbahuddin Mustaeen, spokesperson of the ministry, told TOLOnews that the meeting will be held for ten days and will discuss China's agricultural programs, the factors behind the transformation and progress of its agriculture, and other related topics.

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock said: "This meeting will be held for 10 days in China, and all of China's agricultural programs, its 10-year agricultural plan, and the transformation and progress of the country's agriculture will be discussed."

The Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock considers China to have the most modern agricultural machinery in the world and stated that China can play a prominent role in mechanizing Afghanistan's agriculture.

Wasim Safi, CEO of the Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock, said: "In such trilateral meetings between Afghanistan, China, and Pakistan, the Ministry of Agriculture has represented Afghanistan. This will be a very effective and productive step towards the mechanization of agriculture in Afghanistan."

Several agricultural experts also said that using China's experience for the advancement and mechanization of agriculture in Afghanistan is impactful.

"China, as an industrial and technological country in today's world, has a significant advantage. If it gets involved in Afghanistan's private sector, it can play a very important role in the mechanization of Afghanistan,” said Qutbuddin Yaqubi, an economic analyst.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock reports that 85% of the Afghan population is engaged in agriculture and its products, and the ministry continues its efforts towards the mechanization of agriculture to achieve self-sufficiency.