Auckland, July 11 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that dairy is a sensitive sector in India, but they have signed the Agricultural Productivity Arrangement, under which both India and New Zealand will be cooperating on agrotech issues.

Addressing a special media briefing during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official visit to New Zealand, Secretary (East) in the MEA, Rudrendra Tandon noted that in India, there is a system of cooperative-based dairies, instead of larger commercial operations.

"So dairy, as you know, is a very sensitive sector in India. That's because of the unique structure of our agriculture sector. We don't have large commercial dairies. For us, we are a cooperative-based dairy. And this is a...