Indian Agriculture Ministry has signed 83 MoUs/Agreements with other countries for cooperation in Agriculture and allied sectors till date
10 min read
Share this
01 April 2021, New Delhi: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has signed 83 MoUs/Agreements with other countries for cooperation in Agriculture and allied sectors till date.
The benefits that accrue as a result of such MoUs/Agreements are in the nature of discussions on Market access issues, capacity building, knowledge exchange through visits of scientists and technicians, exchange of genetic resources, etc. that aid in development of appropriate technologies and farm practices for enhancing agriculture productivity at farmers’ field. Such bilateral forums also facilitate creation of new opportunities for trade in agricultural commodities and B2B potential also. India’s strategic interests are also served through partnerships with other countries.
List of MoUs/Agreements signed by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare for cooperation in the field of Agriculture and allied sectors:
Signed byDepartment of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare :-
Sl. No.
Name of the country (Africa)
Year in which signed
1
Tanzania
16.12.2002
2
Zambia
21.04.2003
3
Mozambique
12.05.2003
4
Sudan
02.06.2006
5
Uganda
30.05.2007
6
Rwanda
31.05.2007
7
Malawi
08.01.2010
8
Botswana
09.01.2010
9
South Africa
04.06.2010
10
Madagascar
29.02.2016
11
Kenya
11.01.2017
Sl. No.
Name of the country (Asia)
Year in which signed
12
Nepal
06.12.1991
13
Israel
24.12.1993
14
Mongolia
16.09.1996
15
Oman
05.10.1996
16
Yemen
07.12.1996
17
Lao PDR
02.05.1997
18
Myanmar
25.04.1998
19
Bangladesh
22.01.2000
20
Cambodia
18.02.2000
21
Thailand
09.10.2003
22
Syria
15.11.2003
23
Bhutan
25.01.2005
24
China
28.03.2006
25
Jordan
01.12.2006
26
Indonesia
01.12.2008
27
Tajikistan
07.10.2010
28
Afghanistan
14.02.2011
29
Kazakhstan
16.04.2011
30
Sri Lanka
17.01.2012
Sl. No.
Name of the country (Not as country)
Year in which signed
31
ITA in Taiwan and TECC in India
12.09.2016
32
Japan
11.11.2016
33
Kyrgyzstan
20.12.2016
34
UAE
25.01.2017
35
Palestine
16.05.2017
36
Philippines
13.11.2017
37
Iran
17.02.2018
38
Uzbekistan
01.10.2018
39
Maldives
17.12.2018
Sl. No.
Name of the country (Europe)
Year in which signed
40
Netherlands
27.09.1990
41
Cyprus
26.03.1992
42
Turkey
31.03.2000
43
Russia
03.10.2000
44
Greece
05.02.2001
45
Croatia
13.11.2002
46
France
04.11.2003
47
Romania
31.01.2004
48
Belarus
16.04.2007
49
Italy
06.12.2017
50
Hungary
18.01.2008
51
Germany (declaration)
12.11.2008
52
Serbia
03.03.2009
53
Spain
23.04.2009
54
Austria
13.09.2010
55
Armenia
19.02.2016
56
Lithuania
19.07.2016
57
Portugal
06.01.2017
58
Poland
27.04.2017
Sl. No.
Name of the country (North America)
Year in which signed
59
Canada
13.01.2009
60
Surinam
17.03.2003
61
Brazil
16.04.2008
62
USA
16.03.2010
63
Argentina
11.09.2010
Sl. No.
Name of the country (Others)
Year in which signed
64
Australia
28.02.2012
65
India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA)
13.09.2006
Sl. No.
Name of the country
Year in which signed
66
New Zealand (for cooperation on Plant Quarantine issues)
15.04.1999
67
Mauritius (for Cooperation in Plant Protection and Plant Health)
13.10.2009
68
Chile (for Cooperation in Plant Protection and Plant Health)
29.04.2008
69
Russia (on phytosanitary regulation of mutual supplies of plant products)
27.04.2009
70
Mauritius (for Cooperation in Cooperative sectors)
16.01.2017
Signed by Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) :-
Sl. No.
Name of the country
Year in whichsigned
1
Australia
19.07.1983
2
Netherlands
12.06.1984
3
Pakistan
04.07.1985
4
Iran
11.11.1991
5
Vietnam
31.10.1992
6
United State Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA
