India, Armenia ink MOU on agriculture cooperation

20 February, New Delhi

India and Armenia Friday signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of agriculture sectors.

The MoU inked after a meeting between Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and Armenian Agriculture Minister SergoKarapetyan envisages cooperation in various priority sectors such as plant-breeding etc.

Besides exchange of experience on agricultural organization in dry lands; milk production and processing; development of new forms of farming in agrifood complex; exchange of information on technologies in mechanization of agricultural farming ,hi-tech horticulture including irrigation and water management technology are also included in the list.

The MoU provides for establishment of Joint Working Group and preparation of Work Plans, and will be valid, initially for a period of five years, and would be extendable beyond five .

The two Ministers further identified sectors such as cattle identification, cooperatives, agriculture machinery, plant breeding and exchange of agri scientist and students, as the priority areas and resolved to constitute the JWG at the earliest to move the agreement .