Poland is keen to strengthen agricultural trade ties with India and wants to import tea, basmati rice, mangoes and spices, a minister from that country said today.
"We have a new strategy to promote our agricultural produce in the global market and India is one of them. We would like to import agri produces like spices, basmati rice, mango, cashew, raisins and tea from India," the European country's Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Urban Development, Zofia Szalczyk, told PTI here.
The minister is on a four-day visit to the country, leading a 12-member delegation to promote Polish agricultural sector and food companies.
Szalczyk will also visit Delhi and meet agriculture ministry officials and industry players.
She urged Indian companies to achieve European Union standards as there are vast opportunities in Europe.
She said Poland too has a lot to offer India, like dairy products, confectionery, sweets, chocolates, fruits and vegetables.
"Our environment and natural resources help in producing the best quality produce. We export to other European Union countries with high quality standards like France, Germany, Italy and the UK. Now we want to focus to strengthen our global export market, including India," she added.
She said 11 years ago, Poland was a net importer of food products. However, the country invested close to 40 million euros in new technologies for farmers, which yielded positive results.
This year, Poland has exported 22 billion euros worth of food produce to the global market.
Bi-lateral trade between India and Poland is about USD 1.69 billion.
India mainly exports cotton, textiles, chemical products, electro mechanical appliances, vehicles and vessels to Poland and imports agro products, mineral and chemical products.
