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India Co-operation in Food Security, Agriculture Technology and Food Engineering Run-up Event in Mumbai for Delhi Dialogue VII 2015
The ASEAN – India Co-operation in Food Security, Agriculture Technology & Food Engineering Run-up Event in Mumbai for Delhi Dialogue VII 2015 was held on 12 February 2015. The event was held at World Trade Centre Complex, Mumbai and attended by Mr Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India as the Chief Guest. In this event, Consul General Malaysia participated in the forum as one of the speaker.
India has moved with a great sense of priority and speed to turn India’s “Look East Policy” into an “Act East Policy.” “ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) is at the core of India’s Act East Policy and at the centre of our dream of an Asian century.” These observations were made by Anil Wadhwa, secretary (east), ministry of external affairs, Government of India, while addressing the run-up event on ASEAN-India Cooperation in Food Security, Agriculture Technology And Food Engineering for Delhi Dialogue VII, here recently.
Referring to ASEAN-India cooperation in agriculture and forestry, Wadhwa said that the sector formed an important part of the collaborative agenda between ASEAN and India. The Visions Statement adopted during the 2012 Commemorative Summit recognised the need to ensure long-term food security in the region and Wadhwa welcomed the efforts to strengthen cooperation in the agriculture sector between ASEAN and India. During the last ASEAN-India summit in November 2015 at Nay Pyi Taw, the president of Myanmar, floated the idea of having a regional food mechanism. ASEAN and India will intensify their collaborative efforts towards this end.
Recognising that agriculture and food security is one of the key components of a nation’s overall growth plan, Wadhwa emphasised that it is not just the growth in GDP but the ability to ensure food and nutrition security at affordable and stable prices in an ecologically sustainable paradigm that is fundamental to long-term global peace and stability. Agriculture is particularly important in the context of our region as most of our population depends on it for survival, according to Wadhwa.
