India signs loan agreement with ADB on horticulture


  • World
  • Saturday, 30 Nov 2024

NEW DELHI, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- India's federal government signed a loan agreement of 98 million U.S. dollars on Friday with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to promote plant health management in the country's horticulture, officials said.

The loan is aimed at improving horticulture crop farmers' access to certified disease-free planting materials, which will boost their crops' yield, quality, and resilience to climate impacts, according to the federal Ministry of Finance.

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