India, Sept. 11 -- Telangana's emerging trade partnership with the Philippines is poised to move beyond rice, with the Southeast Asian nation evincing keen interest in importing high-quality seeds and meat products from the State, Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said.

Following a meeting in New Delhi with Philippines Secretary of Agriculture Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr., Uttam Kumar Reddy said the discussions had opened up prospects for a much wider agricultural trade relationship.

"The Philippines has shown keen interest not only in purchasing more rice from Telangana but also in sourcing high-quality seeds and meat products. This could develop into a significant and diversified agricultural trade partn...