Efforts to promote agri trade between Myanmar and India

24 JANUARY 2026

 

DEPUTY Minister Dr Tin Htut of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation received Secretary Smt Nidhi Khare of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, India, and her team at the Novotel Hotel on Pyay Road, Yangon, on the afternoon of 22 January.

 

They discussed ways to promote agricultural trade between Myanmar and India, stabilize import policies, strengthen bilateral cooperation, and develop a comprehensive rice- and pulses-based production chain. They also explored expanding pest control technology services to ensure product quality and reduce pesticide residues in mung beans and tur, which are imported in large quantities from India. Other topics included prospects for additional pulses, cooperation in activities necessary for the sustainable export of pulses from Myanmar, and mutual collaboration not only in pulses but also in wheat, and covering areas from research and technology development to market transport. — MNA/MKKS