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Narendra Modi of India. Following those mee ngs, a joint statement was released by the prime ministers that commi ed both governments to "finalize an arrangement within 2018 to enable the export of Canadian pulses to India free from pests of quaran ne importance, with mutually acceptable protocols" and "improve transparency and predictability of market access condi ons". Pulse Canada is working with GoC to ensure that these commitments materialize in the form of improved plant protec on and trade policies, and more specifically: 1. Working with GoC to ensure that when India returns to the market, Canada has market access free from plant protec on barriers including technically unjus fied fumiga on requirements. This includes working with the Canadian Food Inspec on Agency Le : Bags of pulses displayed by a vendor at a large middle class market in Delhi. Right: Workers stack bags of uncleaned pigeon peas and chickpeas at a pulse mill in Delhi. (CFIA) and its Indian counterparts to ensure that an exemp on from fumiga on is in place prior to the June 30, 2018 expiry of India's current fumiga on deroga on (waiver) and that an agreement on plant protec on is in place by the end of 2018 as outlined in the joint prime ministerial statement. 2. Working with GoC and interna onal partners through the Global Pulse Confedera on (GPC) and the GoI to arrive at an agreement on measures that provide global pulse markets with stability while simultaneously suppor ng India to both a) stabilize trading rela onships and b) improve nutri on and food security for Indian pulse consumers. Pulses remain the most affordable source of protein for India's growing popula on of 1.3 billion people, and analysts consider India to be far from self-sufficiency in pulse produc on when examined from a mul -year perspec ve that accounts for both the best and worst Indian growing seasons. Analysts agree that India is not permanently off the global market and no other country has met India's substan al pulse import needs for its rapidly growing popula on on the same scale as Canada has year a er year. In addi on to concerted efforts to regain access to Canada's largest market, the Canadian pulse industry realizes the importance of market diversifica on to long term success and stability. This is evident in the large investment that has been made by GoC and the Canadian pulse industry in an aggressive market diversifica on strategy aimed at crea ng two MMT of demand from new uses and new markets by the year 2025. S U M M E R 2 0 1 8 | 7 P U L S E C R O P N E W S

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