India and Thailand today agreed to work together for the benefit of farmers, traders and manufacturers in the area of tuber crops like tapioca.
The matter along with others was discussed between Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare S S Ahluwalia and a delegation headed by Thai Vice Minister of Commerce Winichi Chaemchaeng here.
Thai delegates have suggested that cooperation in the field of agriculture, particularly of tapioca - processing, value addition etc offers tremendous potential, the Agriculture Ministry said in a statement.
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In the meeting, Indian side explained the progress India made in development of varieties of cassava, quality of planting materials and value addition.
The two trade between the countries stood at USD 8.49 billion in 2015-16.
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