The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (Upasi) will send a delegation to Israel within the next few months.

“We hope to send the delegation by March 2019. We are working on this with Shai Moses, Israel Consul for Trade and Economic Affairs,” Upasi’s immediate past President T Jayaraman told BusinessLine.

“The focus will be to study the technological advancement in farming adopted there,” he said.

Moses had used the 125th Upasi annual conference to invite the planters’ body to send a delegation to Israel to help planters see for themselves what could be adopted in their tea, coffee, rubber and spices plantations.

Referring to the technology related to horticulture and water management including software for irrigation, he said, “The Israeli experience is very relevant. We are concerned at the recent floods in Kerala. Our experience helps to dealing agriculture with sensitive issues such as floods and drought.”

He had given an overview of companies in Israel engaged in agriculture and water management.

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