World News | India Joins Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. India has joined a global platform launched by the US and the UAE with an aim to accelerate investment and support for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation, the State department said here.
Washington, Feb 23 (PTI) India has joined a global platform launched by the US and the UAE with an aim to accelerate investment and support for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation, the State department said here.
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C) was launched by the two nations in November 2021.
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Joint Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs Dammu Ravi signed a letter expressing the Indian intention to join the AIM4C on the margins of the I2U2 - Israel, India, the United States and the United Arab Emirates - Business Forum in Abu Dhabi.
The inaugural I2U2 Business Forum was held on Wednesday.
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“IM4C seeks to increase investment in and support for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation. To date, the AIM4C initiative has successfully increased these investments to more than USD8 billion globally,” the State Department said in a statement.
“With today's announcement, India joins the more than 275 partners, including 42 governments, who are working to collectively advance AIM4C's mission by supporting investment," the statement said.
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