India, Brazil agree to deepen cooperation in agriculture, allied sectors

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday met his Brazilian counterpart Carlos Fávaro, Minister of Agriculture and discussed the status of ongoing bilateral cooperation and the future areas of collaboration.

Chouhan noted the deep-rooted and friendly ties between India and Brazil, anchored in shared democratic values and strengthened through regular high-level engagements, including the recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Brazil for the BRICS Summit. He also appreciated Brazil’s participation in the AI Impact Summit, describing it as a step forward in deepening technological collaboration.

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The Brazilian minister highlighted the importance of bilateral cooperation in the agriculture and allied sector and underscored that there are lots of areas where mutual cooperation will be beneficial. He appreciated India’s innovations in the bio-inputs and highlighted that this area holds special importance for further cooperation and collaboration.

Both countries discussed ongoing areas of cooperation and explored the potential areas of new partnership and agreed to deepen cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors.

Chouhan also extended an invitation to Brazilian counterparts to participate in the forthcoming BRICS Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting.