Focus on improving farm output
The #Cabinet has approved India’s two MoUs with #Portugal and #Kenya in the agriculture and allied sectors to share knowledge on improving farm output.
The MoU with Portugal covers various activities including exchange of scientific and technical information, trade in plants and plant products, exchange of information in #phytosanitary issues, training programmes, seminars and visits of experts and consultants.
It provides constitution of a Joint Working Group comprising of representatives from both countries, the task of which would be to monitor the implementation of the present MoU and making concrete proposals for agriculture cooperation and develop guidelines and priorities for future cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors.
The MoU with Kenya covers includes agricultural research, animal husbandry and dairy, livestock and fisheries horticulture, natural resource management, post-harvest management and marketing, soil and conservation, water management, irrigation farming systems development and integrated watershed development integrated pest management, agricultural plant, machinery and implements, sanitary and phytosanitary issues.
It also provides for constitution of a Joint Working Group comprising of representatives from both countries. fii-news.com
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