Spices Board and Government of Uttarakhand partner to promote spices
A meeting held between the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the Minister for Plantations and Commodities of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani
India and Malaysia have decided to increase cooperation between the two countries in the field of Oil palm and other sectors. This was discussed during the meeting of the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the Minister of Plantations and Commodities of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani. The Malaysian Minister is on a visit to India and met Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi to discuss opportunities to deepen the bilateral agriculture cooperation between India and Malaysia.
The sides expressed the desire to collaborate on the National Mission on Edible Oil- Oil Palm, discussed the market access issues related to agriculture and allied products, institutionalisation of the cooperation in agriculture, and application of digital technology in the plantation sector.
The meeting concluded with the Union Agriculture Minister thanking Minister Johari Abdul Ghanifor for a fruitful visit to India and expressing optimism for continued cooperation in Agriculture and other areas.