Tuesday, May 9 2006 11:22 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will lead a high level delegation to Israel to boost technological cooperation between the two countries in the farm sector.

The delegation will attend an expo in farm technology, Agritech-2006 during May 10-12, an official release said.

The technological cooperation between the two countries is expected to get a boost in the field of agri-processing and marketing, food processing, post harvest management and value addition, food marketing, establishment of cold chain and product handling, it said.

Agritech- 2006, organised jointly by the Asia Chamber of Commerce and industry body FICCI, will also see participation from the Chief Minister of three states- Gujarat, Rajasthan, Nagaland and the Agriculture Minister from the states of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

India and Israel had entered into an agreement in 1993 for cooperation in agriculture and allied activities.

The agreement provided for cooperation in water and soil management, arid and semi-arid crop protection, animal science, fruit and vegetable cultivation, plant protection, agricultural research and agro forestry.