India and Africa to jointly set up agricultural institute in Malawi

India and Africa to jointly set up agricultural institute in Malawi: Ministry of External Affairs in India has signed an MoU agreement with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Consultancy Service (NABCONS) to set up India-Africa Institute of Agriculture and Rural Development (IAIARD) in Malawi
The move aims to enhance capacity in the areas of agro-financing and entrepreneurship development for African countries. (Image source: IBM Research/Flickr)

The move aims to complement the efforts of the Government of India to enhance capacity in the areas of agro-financing and entrepreneurship development for African countries.

IAIARD will be a Pan-African Institute wherein trainees not only from Malawi but also from other African countries, will receive training to develop their human resources and build their capacity.