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Consequent upon the understanding on cooperation in agriculture during
the visit of Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India to the United
States and meeting with H.E. President of USA, Mr. George W.Bush in July, 2005,
the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India and the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) agreed to work together for a Indo-US Knowledge Initiative on Agricultural
Education, Research, Services and Commercial Linkages. The objective of the Initiative
is to re-energize Indo-US partnership by promoting teaching, research, service
and commercial linkages to address contemporary challenges. It is particularly
intended to promote agricultural education, research service and linkages in the
areas of (i) Education, learning resources, curriculum development and training;
(ii) Food processing and use of by-products and biofuels; (iii) Biotechnology;
and (iv) Water management. This was stated by Shri Prithviraj Chavan, the
Minister of State (I/C) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences in the Rajya
Sabha today.
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: Press Information Bureau Date :
April 22, 2010 |