इस खबर का हिंदी अनुवाद तैयार किया जा रहा है। यह पेज कुछ ही क्षणों में अपने आप हिंदी में खुल जाएगा।
- Five-year MoU covers joint farm research, training and technology commercialisation
- First phase focuses on vegetable research, with emphasis on tomato production in Ghana
- ICAR to support high-yielding tomato lines and scaling up of proven technologies
- Cooperation extends to cassava, yam and tuber processing and post-harvest management
- A Joint Working Group will review progress and meet in New Delhi and Accra
India and Ghana have signed a five-year agreement to strengthen farm research, starting with tomato production in Ghana.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, and the Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Accra. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, were present at the ceremony. The deal is seen as a boost to India’s South-South and India-Africa cooperation.
What the deal covers
The MoU sets up a framework for joint agricultural research, science and technology exchange, capacity building, and the use and commercialisation of farm technologies. Arima Farms Ltd., Ghana, has been named the commercial partner to CSIR-CRI for specific research and commercialisation work.
Tomato first, then tubers
The first phase targets vegetable crops, with a focus on tomatoes. ICAR will help scale up proven farm technologies and introduce suitable high-yielding tomato lines and varieties. The aim is to strengthen tomato production in Ghana.
The partnership will also work on processing and adding value to cassava, yam and other tuber crops. It will support post-harvest management, including training and technical help in cold storage, refrigerated transport, sorting, grading and processing. The goal is to cut post-harvest losses.
Exchanges and oversight
The MoU allows scientists, technologists, germplasm and breeding material, scientific information and technical knowledge to be exchanged. Both sides can also run joint research projects and link research institutes and centres.
A Joint Working Group with members from ICAR and CSIR-CRI will oversee the work. It will review progress and guide implementation, meeting periodically in New Delhi and Accra.
