India and Thailand will sign an accord for cooperation in the field of agricultural science, technology and economy.
The Union Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Thailand in this regard.
Under the MoU, bilateral cooperation in these areas will be through joint activities and exchanges in the areas of agricultural and forestry research, post-harvest technology, plant biotechnology, soil and water conservation and watershed management, soil survey and land use planning.
It will also cover agro-forestry and farming systems, crop production and processing, sericulture, horticulture, livestock production and health, seed storage and packing, farm mechanisation development and extension, promotion of joint ventures in agri-business, irrigation and drainage and other activities.
The MoU also envisaged exchange programmes in the field of germplasms, materials and information, trainees and scientists etc.
