Strengthening Indo-Italian Agricultural Ties: A New Era of Cooperation

India and Italy are seeking to enhance cooperation in agriculture and related sectors. Key discussions between Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi and Italian Ambassador Antonio Bartoli focused on leveraging existing agreements to boost trade, investment, and technology exchange. The potential for Italian investments in India, especially in food parks, was also explored.

India and Italy are poised to deepen their collaboration in agriculture and allied sectors, following a high-level meeting between Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi and Italian Ambassador Antonio Bartoli on Wednesday.

The discussions, held in a spirit of mutual interest, centered on bolstering joint efforts through trade, investment, and technology, with particular emphasis on making use of the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to solidify ties. Participants stressed the significance of regular Joint Working Group meetings to further this agenda.

The dialogue also highlighted opportunities for Italian businesses to invest in India's burgeoning food parks and explored collaborative ventures in plant variety protection, seeds, agricultural research, and education. The session was attended by key representatives from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and the Ministry of External Affairs, underscoring the importance of advancing technical and legal collaboration, skill development, and industry interaction.

(With inputs from agencies.)