<p>Ambassador of Brazil to India, Andre Aranha Correa do Lago on Sunday said there is a scope for cooperation between Brazil and Bihar on biofuel, agriculture and animal sciences.</p>.<p>During a courtesy visit by the Brazil Ambassador to the official residence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, do Lago said there is a possibility of an agreement between India and Brazil on technical cooperation in future, a statement said.</p>.<p>Kumar stressed on the need for exchange of knowledge between research institutes of Brazil and Bihar, it said, adding they discussed new biofuel technologies and techniques to increase sugarcane production.</p>.<p>The chief minister said he had written to the central government a few years ago for making a legal provision for producing ethanol from sugarcane but a consensus could not be reached on the issue, the statement said.</p>.<p>Kumar also discussed with do Lago about his 'Jal- Jeevan-Hariyali' (water-life-greenery) campaign, it said.</p>.<p>The chief minister also apprised the Brazil Ambassador to India about the cultural heritage of the state. </p>
<p>Ambassador of Brazil to India, Andre Aranha Correa do Lago on Sunday said there is a scope for cooperation between Brazil and Bihar on biofuel, agriculture and animal sciences.</p>.<p>During a courtesy visit by the Brazil Ambassador to the official residence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, do Lago said there is a possibility of an agreement between India and Brazil on technical cooperation in future, a statement said.</p>.<p>Kumar stressed on the need for exchange of knowledge between research institutes of Brazil and Bihar, it said, adding they discussed new biofuel technologies and techniques to increase sugarcane production.</p>.<p>The chief minister said he had written to the central government a few years ago for making a legal provision for producing ethanol from sugarcane but a consensus could not be reached on the issue, the statement said.</p>.<p>Kumar also discussed with do Lago about his 'Jal- Jeevan-Hariyali' (water-life-greenery) campaign, it said.</p>.<p>The chief minister also apprised the Brazil Ambassador to India about the cultural heritage of the state. </p>