AgriMin asks Canada to import agri commodities from India

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today asked Canada to look at the possibility of importing agricultural commodities, including tomatoes and grapes, to reduce trade imbalance between the two countries.
"He also requested for Canadian investment in cold storage infrastructure and technology for ecologically sustainable cold chains," an official statement said today.
A Canadian delegation, led by its Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food Gerry Ritz, called on Singh in his office here and discussed about technology for enhancing India's production and productivity in the agriculture sector.
Singh also requested Canadian side to explore possibilities for importing agricultural commodities including tomatoes and grapes, from India to reduce trade imbalance between the two countries, it added.

The Indian Agriculture Minister also evinced interest in the Canadian expertise and technology from production through processing, storage and distribution, the statement added.
Ritz assured that his country would also like to share its technology for enhancing India's production and productivity in the agriculture sector.
Singh also asked his Canadian counterpart to expedite finalization of the Work Plan paving way for the visits of scientists from both countries to each other's institutions.
The meeting was also attended by Animal Husbandry Secretary Anup Kumar Thakur, Secretary Agricultural Research and Education S Ayyappan.