BRICS-Agricultural Research Platform operationized to strengthen cooperation in agricultural research & innovations

BRICS-Agricultural Research Platform operationized to strengthen cooperation in agricultural research & innovations

• Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh has announced the operationalization of the BRICS Agricultural Research Platform (BRICS- ARP) for strengthening the cooperation of BRICS member nations in the field of agricultural research & innovations.
• The BRICS- Agricultural Research Platform has been prepared and set up in India. The Coordinating Centre of the BRICS Agricultural Research Platform is housed at NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi.
• The platform will help in addressing the issues of world hunger, undernutrition, poverty and inequality by promoting sustainable agricultural development through strategic cooperation in agriculture and allied sector.

Points to remember:

1. Where has been the BRICS- Agricultural Research Platform setup?- New Delhi, India

Source: PIB

Link for BRICS-ARP – http://barp.org.in