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India and New Zealand will continue to work together to further strengthen agricultural cooperation and partnership.
Aug 30, 2023

A meeting between Ministers for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Minister for Trade & Export Growth, Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, Minister for Land Information and Minister for Rural Communities of New Zealand Shri Damien O’Connor was held here today. Both the leaders reiterated their commitments to work together in strengthening the agricultural cooperation and collaboration between the two countries.
 
A meeting between Ministers for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Minister for Trade & Export Growth, Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, Minister for Land Information and Minister for Rural Communities of New Zealand Shri Damien O’Connor was held here today. Both the leaders reiterated their commitments to work together in strengthening the agricultural cooperation and collaboration between the two countries.
 
Shri Tomar informed the New Zealand Minister about India’s initiatives in celebrating the year 2023 as International Years of Millet and sought their cooperation in promoting the health and other benefits of Millets. Both Ministers emphasised the potential of the partnership envisaged in the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) being finalized between the two countries for overall development of Horticulture.
 
The Ministers assured each other of their commitments towards maintaining quality and safety of the agricultural commodities being traded between the two countries and resolved to continuing working on phytosanitary measures and systems. The Ministers also discussed the importance of developing a sustainable and climate resilient agricultural system. The New Zealand Minister invited India to join the Global Research Alliance which is an alliance of 67 countries for sharing researches on mitigation of climate change impacts on agriculture.
 
    

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