India and Israel have signed a joint agreement to implement the third phase of the agriculture cooperation project for next three years. At the sidelines of ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ a joint declaration ‘the Indo-Israel Agricultural Cooperation Project’ (IIAP) was signed by both the countries entering its third phase.
The joint agriculture project is being implemented as part of the agreement of agri-cooperation signed between India and Israel way back in January 2008. The cooperation was extended till 2015.
In the first phase during 2008-10, five ‘Centre of Excellence’ for fruits and vegetables were set up in Haryana and Maharashtra, while in the second phase (2012-15), around 22 such centres are being established in different states.