Alberta’s government and officials with the Indian state of Meghalaya have signed an agreement which will allow for increased agricultural trade and the sharing of safe agricultural practices and procedures.

Meghalaya is located in northeastern India on the northern border of Bangladesh.

“This region of India has a population of more than 40 million, that’s more than Canada’s population,” explains Premier Alison Redford. “It holds huge opportunities for Alberta agriculture producers.”

The agreement will facilitate the immediate creation of an Indian market for Alberta’s distributors of swine and other livestock genetics.

India’s population of more than one billion people represents a massive untapped market for Alberta’s agricultural sector.

The Memorandum of Understanding, agreed to by representatives of the two regions, was signed on the first day of Alberta’s Premier Redford led trade mission to India.