The Netherlands together with the Tamil Nadu government is looking to set up a centre of excellence in the State in the area of agriculture, according to Dutch Ambassador to India Marten van den Berg.
Pointing out such a centre had been set up in other States, including Maharashtra (Baramati), the Ambassador told senior journalists of The Hindu Group on Monday that the proposed centre would be a platform for spreading technologies and techniques besides sharing of expertise. Also, farmers would be trained to take to sustainable ways of producing crops.
Horticulture, dairy and food processing were among the potential areas for the Netherlands and Tamil Nadu to work together on. Already, a collaborative programme, Water as Leverage for Resilient Cities Asia, had been carried out, involving the authorities in Chennai to address urban water-related challenges.
