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Strengthening Agricultural Cooperation between India and New Zealand

Strategic Insights

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In a significant development, a meeting was held between India's Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, and Minister for Trade & Export Growth, Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, Minister for Land Information and Minister for Rural Communities of New Zealand, Shri Damien O'Connor. The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing agricultural cooperation and collaboration between the two countries, building on the momentum from the resumption of the Joint Trade Committee after a 14-year gap.

Key Takeaways:

  • The meeting between the Indian and New Zealand Ministers marked a significant step in strengthening agricultural cooperation between the two countries, with a focus on joint trade, market access, and phytosanitary measures.
  • The Ministers welcomed the resumption of the Joint Trade Committee, which aims to address market access issues for agricultural products and promote trade between the two nations.
  • India has initiated the International Year of Millets in 2023, and the New Zealand Minister has been invited to promote the health and other benefits of Millets globally.
  • The two Ministers emphasized the potential of the partnership envisioned in the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India and New Zealand for the overall development of Horticulture.
  • Both countries have committed to maintaining the quality and safety of agricultural commodities traded between them, and will continue to work on phytosanitary measures and systems.
  • The New Zealand Minister invited India to join the Global Research Alliance, a collaboration of 67 countries focused on sharing research on mitigating climate change impacts on agriculture.

Statistics:

  • The Joint Trade Committee has been re-established after a 14-year gap, marking a significant step in enhancing trade cooperation between India and New Zealand.
  • India has granted market access to New Zealand for Indian pomegranate arils and lifted the suspension on import of Mangoes from the MSAMB VHT facility in India.
  • 67 countries are part of the Global Research Alliance, a collaborative effort to share research on mitigating climate change impacts on agriculture.

Sources:

  • Press Information Bureau, The Government of India.

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