India hosted the 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers meeting

India hosted the 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers meeting

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Category : International Published on: November 12 2022

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  • India hosted the Second Agriculture Ministerial-level meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) at New Delhi on 10 November under the chairmanship of the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar.
  • He asked the participating countries to actively participate in India's initiative to promote coarse cereals as food.
  • Agriculture ministers of Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand participated in the meeting.
  • The meeting adopted the Action Plan for Strengthening BIMSTEC Agricultural Cooperation (2023-2027). 
  • BIMSTEC was established in 1997.
  • It includes five countries of South Asia – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and two countries of South-East Asia – Myanmar and Thailand.
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