Bangladesh and India renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on bilateral cooperation in agriculture.
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Vikram Kumar Doraiswami and Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) Dr Sheikh Mohammad Bakhtiyar signed the renewal of the MoU on Thursday at the State Guest House Padma in the capital.
Agriculture Minister Md Abdur Razzaque, State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Masud Bin Momen, Agriculture Secretary Md Mesbahul Islam, Cultural Affairs Secretary Md Badrul Arefin and Additional Secretary of the Agriculture Ministry Md Abdur Rauf were, among others, present on the occasion.
The MoU signed in 2000 between Bangladesh and India on bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture expired in January this year.
As a result of the renewal, the ongoing cooperation in agriculture will continue.
Under the agreement, there are scopes for mutual cooperation between India and Bangladesh in the fields of agricultural research, livestock, poultry and fisheries development, disease prevention, agricultural extension, agricultural cooperatives, jute production and cultivation, seed production and distribution, pest management, biotechnology, joint ventures in agro-industry, training and information exchange.
