Israel to extend tech to boost agriculture, IT in NE India

Agartala/Shillong/Guwahti, Nov 4 : Israeli Ambassador to India, Ron Malka, who is now visiting the northeastern region of the country, is keen to extend his countrys technologies to boost the agriculture and horticulture sectors as well as the information technology (IT) segment of the northeastern states, officials said on Wednesday.
After visiting Assam and Meghalaya, the Israeli Ambassador, accompanied by his wife Lea Malka and a delegation, arrived in Agartala on Wednesday and held separate meetings with Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and senior officials led by Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar.
A Tripura government official said that the state officials during the meeting apprised the various potential aspects of the state’s agriculture and horticulture sectors and the visiting envoy showed keen interest towards the development of the farming sectors.
“During his two-day visit to Tripura, Ron Malka and his delegation would visit the India-Bangladesh bordering areas, an agricultural farm, some tourism places and a museum,” the official told IANS.
In Meghalaya, in collaboration with Israel, the state government has proposed to set up two centres of excellence, as part of a project between India and Israel to boost the farmers’ income utilising the latest technology.
Accompanied by the Israeli Ambassador, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma told the media in Shillong on Tuesday evening that the Meghalaya government has sought the support of the Central government and Israel for setting up the two centres of excellence in two districts — East Khasi Hills and East Garo Hills — at a cost of Rs 10 crore each.