On 28 September, Kaiyrzhan Kozhayev, Chairman of the Management Board of JSC NC “Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary”, met with Ambassador Berik Aryn, Director General of the Islamic Organisation for Food Security (IOFS), in Astana.

The parties discussed the use of Earth observation data, satellite monitoring and geospatial analysis to support agriculture and food security in member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

Particular attention was given to a potential pilot initiative based on existing technologies. The parties considered groundwater mapping, agricultural drought monitoring, irrigation and crop assessment, as well as pasture and locust monitoring. These areas will be explored further.

Following the meeting, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed, providing a framework for further cooperation in the application of space technologies and geospatial solutions.