New Delhi, March 17 -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Indian government are deepening their collaboration across key sectors, including agriculture, rural development, food security, artificial intelligence, and technology exchange, minister for agriculture and farmers welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced after meeting Bill Gates in New Delhi today.

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The partnership builds on the Foundation's existing work in India, which includes initiatives in digital agriculture, biotechnology, and climate-resilient farming.

"Today, many important issues were discussed with Bill Gates and his team," Chouhan said, noting that the Gates Foundation shares global best practices...