(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Icrisat a premier global research organisation would provide assistance to the state government in its plans to increase productivity of agriculture and allied sectors.
Hyderabad — The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government in Andhra Pradesh has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the city-based International Crop Research Institute for Semi-arid Tropics (Icrisat) for cooperation to make agriculture sustainable and profitable in the state.
Icrisat a premier global research organisation would provide assistance to the state government in its plans to increase productivity of agriculture and allied sectors. Through this the best technological tools and scientific practices from across the world will be incorporated into Primary Sector activities Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said. The MoA was signed in presence of Naidu by Special Chief Secretary (Planning) SP Tucker and Icrisat Director-General David Bergvinson.
As part of the agreement Icrisat will prepare a strategy paper for Primary Sector mission establish sites of learning in districts and bring in international expertise from other CGIAR (Consortium of International Agricultural Research) centres such as International Livestock Research Centre (ILRI) International Rice Research Institute International Water Management Asia Vegetable Research and Development Centre International Centre for Improvement of Maize and Development Centre World Fish Centre and International Food Policy Research Institute.
This consortium of international organisations would also bring in regional and national research institutions to benefit farmers Icrisat officials said. -newskhaleejtimes.com
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