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| Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar inaugurating the ASEAN-India agriculture exposition |
New Delhi: Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar inaugurated the
ASEAN-India Agri Expo along with Ministers and representatives of the ASEAN
member countries on Wednesday in New Delhi.
The Exposition has been organised concurrently with the
Second ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry meeting to
showcase technologies of the region to further promote and intensify
cooperation between India and ASEAN nations in agriculture, forestry and allied
sectors.
The three-day event jointly organised by the ICAR and the
Confederation of Indian Industry is being attended by Ministers and senior
officials of the ASEAN nations and India with a view to collaborate more
effectively for greater utilization of resources in agriculture, industries and
trade.
The Expo displays exhibits from different Indian institutes
such as the test kit for detection of antibiotic residues in milk at dairy farm
and new colour based test for anionic detergent in milk developed by the
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal. Exhibits from institutes of ASEAN
countries are also on display at the Expo.