Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has emphasised “B to B” (business to business) and “G to G” (government to government) relationships between India and Israel. He said India could learn from the Israeli experience and knowledge in agriculture, water conservation and water cleaning techniques.
India and Israel signed agreements for an agricultural partnership in 2006, under which Israel had been sharing its best practices and knowledge, especially through drip irrigation and protected cultivation.
Haryana had undertaken six Indo-Israeli projects as centres of excellence — for vegetables in Gharaunda, fruits in Mangiana, Sirsa, sub-tropical fruits in Ladwa, Kurukshetra, bee-keeping in Ram Nagar, Kurukshetra, floriculture in Sondhi, Jhajjar, and dairy farming in Hisar.
The President, along with Nechama Rivlin, First Lady, visited the Centre of Excellence for Vegetables in Gharaunda. He visited the nursery at hi-tech greenhouses, and saw the demonstration of different varieties of vegetables, including tomatoes, capsicum, cucumber and chillies, grown by using polyhouse techniques. He saw the muskmelon crop cultivated in a walk-in tunnel.
Rivlin inaugurated a signpost, set up as a gesture of thanks to Israel and its President for their cooperation in establishing of centres of excellence in Haryana.
