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Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. India has signed a 3-year work programme with which country for cooperation in agriculture? Notes: India and Israel have signed a 3-year work program agreement for development in Agriculture cooperation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Fiji’s Minister of Agriculture, Waterways & Environment, Dr. Mahendra Reddy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of Agriculture and allied sectors between India and Fiji in a virtual meeting held today.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indo-Israeli Agriculture Project: It is based on the concept of establishing Centers of Excellence which provide a platform for a rapid transfer of technology to the farmers with the aim of increasing productivity and improving the quality of produce.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.