Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare press release · 6 March 2026 · pibtracker filter

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets Canadian Premier Mr. Scott Moe : Focus on Agri Trade

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Posted On: 06 MAR 2026 8:25PM by PIB Delhi A meeting between Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, and Shri Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada, was held today at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. Both sides discussed cooperation in agricultural research, technology, equipment, and advanced farming practices. Shri Chouhan highlighted Saskatchewan’s role as a reliable partner for India in agricultural inputs, particularly potash, and welcomed the proposal to establish a Canada–India Pulse Protein Centre of Excellence. Mr. Moe noted the strong and growing relationship between Saskatchewan and India and emphasised the shared commitment to expanding bilateral cooperation. Discussions also covered collaboration in agricultural research, farm mechanization, and capacity building. The meeting was also attended by Shri Atish Chandra, Secretary, DA&FW; Shri M.L. Jat, Secretary, DARE; Agriculture Commissioner, DA&FW; Joint Secretary (PP), DA&FW; Joint Secretary (M&T), DA&FW; Joint Secretary, D/o Fertilizers and other senior officials from DA&FW and the Ministry of External Affairs. *** RC/PU (Release ID: 2236151) Visitor Counter : 627 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Gujarati , Odia Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets Canadian Premier Mr. Scott Moe : Focus on Agri Trade Posted On: 06 MAR 2026 8:25PM by PIB Delhi A meeting between Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, and Shri Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada, was held today at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. Both sides discussed cooperation in agricultural research, technology, equipment, and advanced farming practices. Shri Chouhan highlighted Saskatchewan’s role as a reliable partner for India in agricultural inputs, particularly potash, and welcomed the proposal to establish a Canada–India Pulse Protein Centre of Excellence. Mr. Moe noted the strong and growing relationship between Saskatchewan and India and emphasised the shared commitment to expanding bilateral cooperation. Discussions also covered collaboration in agricultural research, farm mechanization, and capacity building. The meeting was also attended by Shri Atish Chandra, Secretary, DA&FW; Shri M.L. Jat, Secretary, DARE; Agriculture Commissioner, DA&FW; Joint Secretary (PP), DA&FW; Joint Secretary (M&T), DA&FW; Joint Secretary, D/o Fertilizers and other senior officials from DA&FW and the Ministry of External Affairs. *** RC/PU (Release ID: 2236151) A meeting between Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, and Shri Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada, was held today at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. Both sides discussed cooperation in agricultural research, technology, equipment, and advanced farming practices. Shri Chouhan highlighted Saskatchewan’s role as a reliable partner for India in agricultural inputs, particularly potash, and welcomed the proposal to establish a Canada–India Pulse Protein Centre of Excellence. Mr. Moe noted the strong and growing relationship between Saskatchewan and India and emphasised the shared commitment to expanding bilateral cooperation. Discussions also covered collaboration in agricultural research, farm mechanization, and capacity building. The meeting was also attended by Shri Atish Chandra, Secretary, DA&FW; Shri M.L. Jat, Secretary, DARE; Agriculture Commissioner, DA&FW; Joint Secretary (PP), DA&FW; Joint Secretary (M&T), DA&FW; Joint Secretary, D/o Fertilizers and other senior officials from DA&FW and the Ministry of External Affairs. *** RC/PU " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); // } else { // //Play the music // playAudio(); // } //} var synth = window.speechSynthesis; function CleanHtml(html) { html = html.replace(/ /gi, ''); return html; } function stripHtml(html) { let tmp = document.createElement("DIV"); 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