DUSHANBE, October 14, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The 3rd International Exhibition for Agriculture, Food, Processing and Packaging, dubbed Agro Food Tajikistan 2015 , kicked off in Dushanbe on October 14.

60 companies from more than twenty countries, including Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Germany, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and Uzbekistan, are participating in the exhibition that is taking place at the Kokhi Borbad State Complex.

They have put on display their achievements in food industry, agriculture, packaging, irrigation technology, and agricultural machinery at the fair that runs through October 16.

Meanwhile, FAO Representative Office in Tajikistan, IFAD and WFP operations in Tajikistan have organized a joint stand at the exhibition on the occasion of World Food Day and 70th anniversary of founding of FAO.

The exhibition is organized by Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and Expo Central Asia Tajikistan under support of the Tajik Government.