0518 IST, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 
SPOTLIGHT
India's basket programme empowers African womenBy Hadra Ahmed
India is helping in the empowerment of African women through a unique initiative being undertaken in coordination with the internationally-renowned National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. |
India, Seychelles partners in 'Blue Economy' for Africa's developmentBy Biswajit Choudhury
Vital to India's interests in the Indian Ocean, the island nation of Seychelles is working closely with India in developing the "Blue Economy" concept - a blueprint to tap the ocean's resources for transforming their coastal economies and the African continent. |
India's seeks to engage more with North and West Africa
India is looking for greater engagement with the predominantly Francophone northern and western parts of Africa to balance its historically robust ties with the eastern and southern parts of the continent. |
'Maghreb can be springboard to European markets for India'
Moving beyond phosphates and oil, India is looking at new areas of cooperation like agriculture, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and textiles in its ties with North African countries - a somewhat neglected area of the world - and exploring the region as a potential springboard to European markets. |
India shows keenness to partner in African agri growth story
The three-day Africa-Asia Agribusiness Forum meeting that took place in the Indian capital between Feb 4-6, 2014 tried to provide solutions to many challenges faced by African countries in their way to develop agri-business and related sectors. The African participants showed keen interest in learning from India's experience in the arena. Some asked for Indian investment in terms of expertise and machinery. |
Kenya looks to India for farm mechanisationBy Aparajita Gupta
Kenya is planning to mechanise its agriculture and looking to India for farm equipment that will bring down production costs. The East African country is also bringing in policy changes to transform the sector from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture. |
India's first indigenous n-submarine to operate from 2015By Gulshan Luthra
India's first indigenous nuclear-powered attack submarine, INS Arihant, should be ready for deterrence patrols from 2015, roughly in about a year's time from now, its developers say. |
“African agriculture beckons Asian investments”
Africa is literally the land of opportunity for Asian investments in agriculture, Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here Feb 4. |
India to unlock Africa's agribusiness potentialBy Saroj Mohanty
India has begun moves to help Africa set up agri-business centres, seed incubators, modern laboratories and joint projects as part of an enhanced partnership in agriculture to achieve food and nutrition security, promote entrepreneurship and create a trillion-dollar food market by 2030. |
President to open Asia-Africa Agri-Business Forum
President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate on Feb 5 a three-day Asia-Africa Agri-Business Forum in New Delhi to deliberate on issues faced by the agriculture sectors in Africa and Asia. |
