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2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers Meeting
India hosted the 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers Meeting.
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The 2nd Agriculture Ministerial level Meeting of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical & Economic Cooperation) was hosted by India under the leadership of Shri Narendra Tomar, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.
The Agriculture Ministers of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand also participated in the meeting.
During the meeting, importance was laid on natural and ecological farming to promote the conservation of agricultural biodiversity.
There is a need for a comprehensive regional strategy to be developed to strengthen cooperation for the transformation of agriculture.
Millet being a nutritious food, India has made efforts to promote millet and its products during the International Year of Millets (IYOM).
Shri Tomar asked the member countries to actively participate in India’s initiative to promote millet as a food.
The Action Plan for Strengthen BIMSTEC Agricultural Cooperation (2023-2027) was adopted at the meeting.
An MoU between the BIMSTEC Secretariat and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has been signed and approved to bring Fisheries and Livestock sub-sectors under the Agricultural Working Group.
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