Mr. Nitin Gadkari, president of the opposition party BJP (translation: India's National Party), the second largest party in India (the first is the ruling party - the Congress Party), came on an official visit in Israel, heading a party delegation. The delegation specifically requested a visit at Naan Dan Jain, the Indo-Israeli irrigation giant, and this visit took place yesterday (December 14).
On the eve of the visit of President of America , Mr Barak Obama, Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII) and the United States Agency for International Development (US AID) had organized a Kissan
Mela - an exposition showcasing Innovation that is helping transform Indian Agriculture on 7
November 2010 at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
India’s Jain won a Special Award for its wide ranging activity in Israel; Director of NaanDanJain, Amnon Ofen won a Life Achievement Award
The Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce, headed by former Minister of Industry and Trade Mr. Ran Cohen, has chosen at the weekend to grant Jain Irrigation a special award for the Asian company’s most outstanding investment in Israel over the last year. In addition, the Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce has chosen to grant a Life Achievement Award to Mr. Amnon Ofen, a Director in Naan Dan Jain and representative of Jain in Israel, for his contribution to a deepening of ties between the two countries.
Representatives from 12 countries, including Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Columbia and Ecuador, visited NaanDanJain in Israel and participated in a one-week seminar, which included field trips and exposure to advanced Israeli agro-technologies