New Delhi, April 28 -- India and New Zealand on Monday signed a free trade agreement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi said would raise farmers' incomes, strengthen rural economies and attract billions of dollars in investment, as both countries outlined plans for agricultural partnerships, manufacturing linkages and joint exports to global markets. The agreement, concluded in just nine months, gives duty-free access to 100% of India's exports to New Zealand and opens the door to agricultural technology partnerships, joint ventures and lower-cost industrial inputs for Indian manufacturers. In a written message read out at the signing ceremony in New Delhi by Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal, Modi, who was in West Bengal, said the pact w...