Moscow: SiltaNews – News Desk
India and Argentina have signed a comprehensive work plan for 2025–2027 aimed at deepening cooperation in agricultural research, technology exchange, and capacity building.The agreement, formalised between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Argentina’s National Institute of Agricultural Technology, was exchanged by the Secretary of India’s Department of Agricultural Research and Education and the Argentine Ambassador to India.
The work plan outlines collaboration across key areas, including sustainable agronomy, crop and livestock biotechnology, digital agriculture, natural resource management, and value chain development. It also emphasises joint efforts on zero tillage, farm mechanisation, micro-irrigation, fertigation, biosafety, and phytosanitary measures. Implementation will involve joint research projects, expert-level dialogues, training programmes, and study visits.
Planned initiatives include greenhouse vegetable production, floriculture, temperate fruit cultivation, post-harvest management, functional food development, precision livestock farming, veterinary diagnostics, and waste-to-wealth technologies. Cooperation will also extend to oilseed and pulse value chains, agricultural mechanisation including zero-tillage and cotton harvesting machinery, horticultural infrastructure, and planting material exchange.