Israel for more special centres in India

“India and Israel share a very strong bonding and our cooperation cuts across many areas. Agriculture is an important component in our relationship and we have established 13 Centres of Excellences in India so far which will go up to 28 in the coming years”, said Uri Ariel, Israel’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. He said Israel also wanted to expand its existing cooperation with India in agriculture sector. 

Ariel, who is arriving in India next week to participate in the “Water Week” starting on April 4, which will be the third in the state. He will be leading a delegation of 10 Israeli companies active in the field of water management, with some of them already active in India. In agriculture, Israel’s drip irrigation method is already popular in many parts of India, including Tamil Nadu.