75 Indian villages to be shaped with Israeli cooperation: Agri minister
The Hindu
“As India and Israel celebrate 30 years of establishment of diplomatic relations, the ongoing bilateral partnership would be further strengthened through mutual visits and sharing of experiences”
Taking to the "next level" the Indo-Israel cooperation in the field of agriculture, 75 Indian villages will be shaped with Israeli cooperation to mark the country's 75th Independence anniversary, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said here.
Mr. Tomar, who was in Israel on a four-day official visit from May 8, met his Israeli counterpart Oded Forer at the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) on Wednesday.
They discussed various issues related to modern agro techniques, capacity building, transfer of knowledge know-how and support in the fields of agriculture, water management, environment, and rural development, keeping in view the scope and potential of agriculture development in both the countries, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said in a statement.
As India and Israel celebrate 30 years of establishment of diplomatic relations, the ongoing bilateral partnership would be further strengthened through "mutual visits and sharing of experiences", the visiting minister said.
Mr. Tomar said as India celebrates its 75th Independence anniversary this year, "it has been decided that we will shape up 75 villages of excellence with Israeli collaboration and another 75 to follow thereafter".
Mr. Forer expressed Israel's desire to take the Centres of Excellence (CoE) established by his country in different parts of India to the "next level".
There are currently 29 fully operational Centres of Excellence in India providing vital information on emerging technologies in the agriculture sector to boost farmers' yield.
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