India joins hands with the US for agriculture, food security

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 02 2014 | 2:21 PM IST
India has entered into an agreement with the United States for cooperation in the field of agriculture and food security, Lok Sabha was informed today.
Minister of State for Agriculture Sanjeev Kumar Balyan said the scope of areas of cooperation included in the MoU were science, technology, education, weather forecasting technology for crop management and market information.
Farm-market linkages and private investment in agriculture, food security cooperation and nutrition are other areas where India and the US will cooperate with each other as per the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2010, Balyan said during Question Hour.
He said India has entered into 77 MoUs or agreements with 63 countries in the field of agriculture.
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First Published: Dec 02 2014 | 2:21 PM IST

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