The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar, laid the foundation stone of the Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for Vegetables in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh.
Israeli experts are providing the Center’s technology as part of the India-Israel Action Plan.
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture is funding the construction of the Center’s infrastructure for demonstration purposes.
Centres of Excellence are being set up in the States based on Israeli technologies.
These Centers of Excellence act as demonstration and training centers for the latest technologies in the field of Horticulture.