India and Zambia sign agreement for cooperative trade

• India and Zambia sign agreement to strengthen cooperative trade ties.
• India has signed an agreement with Zambia to promote trade cooperation between cooperatives of the two countries.
• On August 12, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah announced the agreement in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
• The Ministry of Cooperation is working to strengthen India's cooperative export ecosystem through Indian missions abroad.
• An MoU was signed on July 18 to facilitate cooperative trade partnerships.
• Shah said the ministry is working to provide market intelligence to National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) through Indian missions abroad and establish contacts with importers from specific countries.