Greece govt in talks with BL Agro for adoption of agriculture technologyThe Government of Greece is in talks with FMCG company BL Agro to explore strategic partnerships in the adoption of agriculture technology, exchange of skilled manpower, promotion of agri trade, animal science, and steps to mitigating climate change, a media release issued by the company on Tuesday said“We want to deepen trade ties with India. We also want to have deeper interactions with India in the field of agriculture and animal sciences. The entire value chain of farmers in India and Greece should benefit from this strategic partnership,” said Eleftherious Avgenakis, Minister of Rural Development & Food of the Hellenic Republic.Navneet Ravikar, Chairman & Managing Director, Leads Connect Services (a group company of BL Agro) said that they had fruitful talks with the Greek ministerand explored opportunities for collaboration in different sectors of agriculture.“The discussion that we had today was essentially on using our technology in Greece. The Honourable Minister is very keen on understanding how we can provide better-skilled manpower to Greece, better agriculture technology, and methods for mitigating climate change. Secondly, it was also about how India can help Greece build better agriculture and veterinary institutions,” said Ravikar.Ravikar also added that they are exploring options to import feta cheese, olive oil, and wine from Greece and export high-quality millets, basmati rice, spices, and other agriculture products from India. He also said Leads Connect has tied up with JOIST Innovation Park, a Greek start-up incubator firm, to bring funds into India for tech tech startups.“We want to bring them to India and specifically use their expertise in the field of agri-tech. We are soon signing an agreement on this,” he said.Read more at:https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/greece-govt-in-talks-with-bl-agro-for-adoption-of-agriculture-technology/articleshow/105034722.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst (ICE MUMBAI)

Fonte notizia: Economic Times