New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Food security is going to become a major global challenge in the coming years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the India-Oman Business Summit on Thursday and urged business communities of the two sides to take their partnership to the next level through collaborations in key areas.

While urging them to launch five major joint green energy projects in the next five years, he said in Hindi: "Food security is as important as energy security. This is going to become a major global challenge in the future. Can we, together, create an India-Oman Agri Innovation Hub? This will strengthen Oman's food security and help India's agri-tech to reach the global market." Oman is actively pursuing policies to ensure sustainabl...