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Maitri 2.0: ICAR Launches Brazil-India Agritech Cross-Incubation

23 September 20251 min read
AGRICULTURE & RURALMaitri 2.0: ICARLaunchesBrazil-India AgritechCross-Incubation23 September 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

ICAR started the second round of a joint agritech incubation effort uniting innovators, startups and institutions from Brazil and India.

Key facts

  • Focus: agri-food innovation and sustainable farming practices.
  • Meant as a two-way learning platform for co-creation.
  • Partnership spans 77 years, with BRICS and G20 cooperation.

Objectives

  • Link incubators, share agritech practices, co-incubate startups, build resilient food systems and empower farmers.

Exam angle

  • Organiser: ICAR; partner: Brazil.

Test yourself

1. Which body launched Maitri 2.0 in New Delhi?

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research launched it.

2. Maitri 2.0 is a cross-incubation programme between India and which country?

It is the Brazil–India Cross-Incubation Programme in Agritech.

3. How long is the India–Brazil partnership described as being in these notes?

It was described as a 77-year partnership.

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