Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the State of Israel on cooperation in the sphere of agro-industrial complex.

The Parties have agreed to cooperate in the following fields: (a) improvement and introduction of new technologies of cultivation of agricultural plants; (b) modernization and technical re-equipment of the enterprises of food industry; (c) introduction of t new technologies for the manufacturing of dairy and meat products; (d) introduction of energy saving and wasteless methods of processing agricultural commodities; (e) modernization and reconstruction of infant food enterprises (art. 1). The cooperation shall be carried out in the following forms: (a) exchange of scientific and technical information and documentation, delegations of experts, scientists, farmers and probationers; (b) joint research; (c) research and development, and research-and-production cooperation (art. 2). The Parties shall promote cooperation in the sphere of agro-industrial complex by means of: (a) organization of probation and training of farmers and experts in Israel; (b) organization of training of farmers and experts in Russia; (c) setting up agricultural field training centres for farmers and experts; (c) organization of agrotechnical servicing and maintenance for the producers of the agricultural commodities (art. 4).