India, July 9 -- India and Afghanistan have agreed to work towards setting up a Joint Working Group to prepare a long-term roadmap for cooperation in agriculture and livestock, as the two countries look to expand collaboration in areas ranging from seeds and irrigation to research and agri-trade.

The decision was taken during bilateral talks between Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Afghanistan's minister of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, Mawlawi Ataullah Omari, in New Delhi on Wednesday.

The proposed group will facilitate regular institutional engagement and identify new areas of cooperation based on the priorities of both countries, the agriculture ministry said in a release. The Afghan side reportedly sough...