“BIMSTEC has the potential to connect South and Southeast Asia as we have a shared history and a rich cultural heritage that makes us natural partners,” said Chouhan.He reiterated India’s commitment to strengthen agricultural cooperation within BIMSTEC and felt happy to note that India has taken the initiative under BIMSTEC Agriculture Cooperation (2023-2027) by organising trainings and workshops in the field of seed development, animal health and pest management.“To further strengthen cooperation among BIMSTEC countries, India has proposed the establishment of ‘BIMSTEC Centre of Excellence for Agriculture Cooperation in India’,” said Chouhan.The proposed centre will play an important role in resolving and operationalizing various commitments of BIMSTEC in agriculture and allied sectors in a timely manner.“This centre will focus on precision agriculture, mitigating climate risk, natural farming, gender equality and artificial intelligence and serve as a platform for sharing knowledge and skills on emerging technologies including drones, digital technologies to ensure food security, nutrition and livelihood security in the region,” he further adds.
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