Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister to visit Israel from May 8-11, 2022 Agriculture Minister will have a roundtable discussion with Israeli Agritech Startup companies
Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister to visit
Israel from May 8-11, 2022
Agriculture Minister will have a roundtable discussion with Israeli Agritech
Startup companies
A delegation under the leadership of
Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India Shri Narendra
Singh Tomar is going to visit Israel from May 8-11, 2022 on the
invitation from Mr. Oded Forer, Minister of Agriculture of Israel for bilateral
meetings to discuss various issues related to agriculture between two
countries.
Why is it in news?
On 9th May, 2022,
the delegation is proposed to visit facilities of Green 2000 - Agricultural
Equipment and Know How Ltd. and NETAFIM Ltd. which are engaged in
planning, set-up, consultation and on-going management of various projects in
different spheres of agriculture and Micro & smart Irrigation Systems (drip
irrigation) usage to paddy cultivation, sugarcane and cotton respectively. The
Agriculture Minister will have a roundtable discussion with Israeli Agritech
Startup companies at Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute,
Tel-Aviv in the afternoon.
Highlights
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On the second day, the delegation is
proposed to visit Agricultural Research Organisation (ARO) – Volcani Institute
under the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development which have
special expertise in agriculture under arid conditions, on marginal soils,
irrigation through effluent and saline water and minimization of produce losses
by using latest pest control and post-harvest storage methods. The
Minister will also be meeting Volcani’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
participants from India.
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Agriculture Minister will be
presented drone agriculture technology solutions with the combination of
advanced mapping and photography at Ganei Khna’an near Kibbutz Naan. The
Minister will also visit a Farm owned by an Indian origin farmer growing Indian
vegetables in Negec desert area.