India–New Zealand Hold First Joint Working Group Meeting on Horticulture Cooperation

• First JWG meeting on horticulture cooperation held between India & New Zealand on 19 February 2026, operationalising the bilateral Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) of 12 March 2025.
• Focus crops: kiwifruit and pip fruit (apple & pear); key deliverable is the Kiwifruit Action Plan with Centres of Excellence (CoEs).
• Relevant for UPSC as a live example of bilateral agri-diplomacy, horticulture diversification, and the broader India–NZ FTA architecture signed in April 2026.