India, Bangladesh should collaborate more in farm sector: Piyush Goyal

NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said India and Bangladesh should work with greater collaboration in the agriculture sector as it can have “game-changing potential” for the two countries.

"This is an area where we both should work with greater synergies and collaboration. Agriculture can have game-changing potential between our two countries...Agriculture sector has huge socio-economic dimensions, Goyal said at the India-Bangladesh Digital Conference on Agriculture Sector organised by CII.

In response to Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi asking India to inform Bangladesh before suddenly imposing export restrictions on goods, Goyal said that India is looking at a longterm framwok to address the problem of export restrictions on onions and potato through creation of adequate buffer stocks and increasing the area of cultivation to ensure continuous supplies.


He further said in view of the recent developments, non-tariff barriers will play a crucial role in determining how Bangladesh utilises the abundant opportunities India has to offer.

India has offered duty-free market access to Bangladesh in many products, including agri-exports, Goyal said and assured Bangladesh of complete cooperation in ensuring barrier-free trade between the countries.