Bharti retail plans good for farmers: Pawar

Bharti Enterprises' retail plans, which could involve a tie up with Wal-Mart, will be useful for India's farmers, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said on Friday.

By PTI | Feb 23, 2007, 05.00 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Bharti Enterprises' retail plans, which could involve a tie up with Wal-Mart, will be useful for India's farmers, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said on Friday.

US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores and Bharti Enterprises are very close to finalising a deal for a retail joint venture, Bharti's chief said on Friday.

"Effort of Bharti will be useful for Indian farmers as they will be able to get remunerative prices," Pawar said after a meeting with Wal-Mart Vice Chairman Mike Duke.

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