(a) whether the Government has tie-ups with foreign countries for agriculture cooperation including exchange of technology;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes to extend such cooperation with foreign countries beyond 2015; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIA)
(a): Yes, Madam.
(b): Ministry of Agriculture has entered into 73 MoUs/Agreements with 63 countries in the field of agriculture. The areas for cooperation in these MoUs/Agreements inter-alia include enhancing investment in agriculture, cooperation in research and development, increasing productivity, post-harvest management, value addition/food processing, plant protection, animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries, enhancing trade, mutual exchange visits of scientist, mutual exchange of technical expertise, exchange of Germ-plasm, transfer of technology, setting up of centres of excellence in different fields to demonstrate new technologies etc.
(c) & (d): No notice for termination of any of the MoU have been received nor sent by India.