India has signed an agreement with Argentina to enhance cooperation in agriculture and its allied domains. Indian Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar is on a tour of three Latin American countries, including Mexico and Brazil. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in agriculture and its allied domains was signed during his visit, according to a statement posted on the website of the Indian Embassy in Argentina. Pawar is accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab state, Haryana state Agriculture Minister and ministers for rural development and water resources from Maharashtra along with a delegation of businessmen, it said. The delegation had meetings with Argentinean Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Minister Julian Andres Dominguez and agricultural companies, the statement was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India. India is a major importer of Argentina's soyabean oil and pulses. During 2009-10, the bilateral trade between the two countries stood at $942 million.
