India, Armenia ink MoU on agriculture cooperation

India and Armenia have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of agriculture sectors. The MoU provides for establishment of Joint Working Group and preparation of Work Plans, and will be valid, initially for a period of five years, and would be extendable beyond five. The Union Agriculture Minister of India, Radha Mohan Singh and SergoKarapetyan, Armenian Agriculture Minister signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of agriculture sectors.

The MoU envisaged various priority sectors such as plant-breeding, including agricultural crop seed-breeding and plant protection; buffalo-breeding and poultry, including pedigree; exchange of experience on agricultural organization in dry lands; milk production and processing; development of new forms of farming in agrifood complex etc.

The two Ministers further identified sectors such as cattle identification, cooperatives, agriculture machinery, plant breeding and exchange of agri scientist and students, as the priority areas and resolved to constitute the JWG at the earliest to move the agreement.