Israel, India to expand agricultural ties
“A number of technologies in horticulture mechanization, protected cultivation, orchard and canopy management, nursery management, micro-irrigation and PHM were achieved through visit of Israeli experts in Haryana and Maharashtra,” Jyotiraditya M. Scindia of India’s State for Commerce and Industry Ministry was quoted as saying by the Indian news agency.
“During the first phase of the plan, elite planting material and varieties of fruits and machinery was also imported from Israel. The experts from Israel trained the officers and farmers from these states during first phase of implementation and large number of officers were trained in Israel during this period,” Scindia added.
According to the report, both governments are planning to create a fund dedicated to future agricultural collaborations. Agriculture Minister Orit Noked confirmed that a fund is in the works, adding that each party will be contributing $25 million to it