The Indian Ambassador to Niger, Mr. Prem K. Nair, visited ICRISAT's research station in Sadore to explore opportunities for South-South collaboration in agricultural development. His visit aimed to learn about ICRISAT's activities and identify areas for cooperation, particularly in implementing agri-development initiatives from India. During the visit, he toured various facilities, including the genebank and laboratory sites, to understand ongoing projects.

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In-house version 24 Sep 2021, No.1925
The Ambassador of India to Niger, His Excellency
Mr Prem K Nair, visited ICRISAT’s research station at
Sadore, to explore opportunities for South-South
collaboration. He said that the objective of his visit was
to learn about ICRISAT’s activities in Niger and to identify
possible areas of cooperation for implementing agri-
development initiatives introduced by India.
H.E. Nair, highlighted the interest of the Government of
India in supporting agricultural development in Africa as
Indian Ambassador to Niger explores opportunities for
South-South cooperation
Photo: IA Kalilou, ICRISAT
The Ambassador of India to Niger, His Excellency Mr Prem K Nair (far left), visiting the genebank’s germplasm
characterization field.
part of its South-South cooperation initiatives, especially
in the field of mechanization drawing upon the vast
experience of India.
The Ambassador visited ICRISAT-Niger last month and
was shown the regional genebank, the soil laboratory,
the entomology laboratory and the demonstration plots
to gain insights into ongoing field experiments.