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 Stories About: agriculture AND India AND Israel
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Cross pollination
Israel trades irrigation technology for access to India's ag-gene bank |
Tia Ghose |
08 Feb 2008 |
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| Israel is seeking to invest in Indian agriculture, according to this article in the India Times. The two powers signed a bilateral agricultural agreement a couple years ago; in the pact, India agreed to trade information on "genetic resources" from their crops in exchange for Israel's dryland farming expertise. As part of the agreement, Israel would share its expertise on water recycling and irrigation. It would also help India "intensify" its agricu ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, India, Israel (all these topics) |
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