Israel, India sign 16 MOUs on agriculture, tech, at Jerusalem press conference

Sixteen bilateral memorandums of understanding are signed between Israel and India, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s office announces, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a press conference at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.

Within this framework, Sa’ar and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar signed “cooperation agreements in the areas of agricultural innovation and technologies, the use of civilian drones, satellite data, irrigation and fertilization management, pest control, greenhouse cultivation, and the transfer of knowledge in advanced agricultural technologies,” reads a statement from Sa’ar’s office.

The ministers also signed a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a research and innovation center in the field of agriculture in India, the statement adds, saying that under the initiative, “training programs for instructors, expert exchanges, and academic collaborations will also take place.”