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Detailed explanation-1: -The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, laid the foundation stone of the Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for Vegetables in Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) through video conferencing.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 2 November, 2020 Chief Minister of Assam state, Sarbananda Sonowal and Israeli Ambassador to India Dr. Ron Malka laid the foundation stone of Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Vegetables Protected Cultivation at Khetri on the outskirts of Guwahati.

Detailed explanation-3: -The two-day mega Krishi Mahotsav - Exhibition and Training programme concluded in Kota, Rajasthan today in the presence of thousands of farmers, with the Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla and Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar gracing the occasion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indo-Israeli Agricultural Cooperation Project started in 2008 following the signing of a three-year Action Plan based on a Government to Government Agreement. Both started an agricultural fund worth $50 million that focused on dairy, farming technology and micro-irrigation.