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climate and other aspects of the fi eld of agriculture, may be of
interest to Paraguay) (Rodriguez de la Vega, 2018), b) deepen
collaboration that contributes to the linkage of farmers with
animal production chains, which require the grains - again,
the Indian experience of applications such as Agrimarket
and mKisan, can be useful (Ministry of Electronics &
Information Technology, Government of India, 2019), c)
cooperate in the optimization of rice production (the Indian
experience of Rice Knowledge Bank, the Rice Knowledge
Management Portal of the Indian Institute of Rice Research,
may be of interest), d) exchange of knowledge in what it
does to logistics and storage -India can contribute from its
experience, own defi ciencies and learning- (Singh Jaswal,
2014; Pandey, 2015), e) exchange of knowledge about the
improvement of agricultural practices in general, emphasizing
the way to avoid soil erosion -India has various experiences,
for example in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh
(Singh Jaswal, 2014), f) exchanges about strengthening the
productive capacity of family farming -which can benefi t
both countries-, g) exchanges about how to favor the entry
of more companies into the business of family farming, h)
exchanges in terms of technical and scientifi c research to
adapt varieties to the biophysical conditions of the region i)
exchanges about the technical production of those items of
mass consumption that are currently imported, almost in its
entirety (potatoes, onions, garlic, among others), j) exchanges
for the modifi cation of the traditional scheme of productive
growth, based on the purchase of land (horizontal expansion)
to consider new strategies of productive intensification
without incorporation of new plots (vertical expansion), k) the
experience of the Indian Council of Research in Agriculture
can contribute to exchanges about the necessary training for
farmers, with the addition of the possibility of a deeper use
of the ITEC scholarships (Indian Technical and Economic
Cooperation); l) exchanges in satellite technology applied
to agriculture (Paraguayan Space Agency, born in 2014, is
still at an early stage of its development and could benefi t
from the experience of the Indian satellite program); m)
triangular South-South cooperation agreements, such as the
ones recently signed between Paraguay, Argentina and South
Korea for the development of agricultural capacities, whereby
technicians and organizations of agricultural producers are
strengthened on issues such as management and extended
infrastructure for marketing and added value (World Bank,
2014; Grupo World Bank Agriculture, 2014; Ferreira and
Vázquez, 2015; MREyC, 2018; Muñoz, Ludeña, García,
Martel and Sammarco, 2015; Rodriguez de la Vega, 2018).
On the other hand, given that the increase in crop
production is associated with other sectors of the economy,
which can be mutually reinforcing, such as infrastructure, the
dialogue between the exchange of knowledge-the possibility
of investments and greater investment- and the synergy
between research and design of public policies, between both
countries, is desirable, with the certainty that such cooperation
will be of great value for both.
Author is working group on India and South Asia. Asian
Affairs Committee, Argentine Council for International
Relations, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2
Author is working group on India and South Asia. Asian
Affairs Committee, Argentine Council for International
Relations, Buenos Aires, Intauras.
1
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