India and Israel Agriculture Pact
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Why in News ?

India and Israel sign a three-year work program for cooperation in Agriculture. It is considered as The work program 2021-2023 will strengthen India-Israel bilateral relationship.

Key Facts

• With India and Israel Agriculture Pact, the two governments have agreed to enhance their cooperation in agriculture.
• Signed a three-year work program agreement for development in Agriculture cooperation, while affirming the ever-growing bilateral partnership and recognising the centrality of agriculture and water sectors in the bilateral relationship.
• The exchange of technology between India and Israel will greatly improve the productivity and quality of horticulture.
• India and Israel are implementing the
  1. INDO-ISRAEL Agricultural Project Centres of Excellence
  2. INDO-ISRAEL Villages of Excellence
• INDO-ISRAEL Agricultural Project Centres of Excellence
  • Centres of Excellence generate knowledge, demonstrate best practices and train farmers.
  • Every year, these COEs produce more than 25 million quality vegetable seedlings, more than 387 thousand quality fruit plants.
  • Train more than 1.2 lakh farmers about latest technology in the field of horticulture.
• INDO-ISRAEL Villages of Excellence
  • Aimed at creating a model ecosystem in agriculture across eight states, along side 13 Centers of Excellence within 75 villages.
  • The program will promote the increase of net income and better the livelihood of the individual farmer, transforming traditional farms into modern-intensive farms based on IIAP standards.
  • Large scale and complete value chain approach with economic sustainability.
  • Focused with Israeli novel technologies and methodologies will be tailored to local conditions.
  • The IIVOE program will focus on:
    1. Modern Agriculture infrastructure
    2. Capacity Building
    3. Market linkage
• The work program will aim to grow existing Centres of Excellence, establish new centers, increase CoE’s value chain, bring the Centres of Excellence into the self-sufficient mode, and encourage private sector companies and collaboration.

Co-Operation in the Field of Agriculture

• The Agriculture Work Plan program, launched in 2006, is also expanding.
• It helps bring Israeli agricultural technologies to Indian farmers.
• Subsequently, an Action Plan 2012-2015 was adopted to implement concrete projects including setting up of centers of excellence in several Indian states.

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