Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar Discusses Agriculture Development Issues with Israel’s Agriculture Minister

GG News Bureau

Jerusalem, 11^th May. A Round Table meeting was held on May 11 between Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar and Agriculture & Rural Development Minister of Israel, Oded Forer in Parliament House, Jerusalem during the visit of the Indian delegation to Israel.

The Minister 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 with the Minister of Agriculture, Israel and other stakeholders, keeping in view the scope and potential of agriculture development in both the countries.

During the interaction, MASHAV’s agricultural cooperation programmes and other stakeholders professional training activities in India were appreciated.

Agriculture Minister Tomar stated that the Indian Government has to explore the possibilities to adopt MASHAV’s activities in India focusing on capacity building and transfer of knowledge for which Centres of Excellence will be established in each State.

The deliberations during the meeting of the Indian delegation with the Agriculture & Rural Development Minister of Israel were extremely beneficial for agriculture development in India.