Governor Gianforte Recaps Historic Montana Trade Mission to India

Governor Gianforte just returned from a trip to India and man, he was busy! The governor took the time to visit with 560 KMON-AM by phone to give us a full recap of his trip.

Governor Gianforte in India

Governor took a trip to India leading Montana's first trade mission to India as well as Sri Lanka to build new partnerships for Montana producers, businesses, and universities.

The governor went over there to highlight Montana's radiant ag industry including peas, lentils, chickpeas, wheat, and other critical resources and based on our conversation, he got quite a bit done.

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"One of the key messages we delivered is, listen, if you want our farmers to help feed your people, you need to be a reliable customer," Governor Gianforte said in the exclusive interview with 560 KMON.

"There's got to be some baseline buying. There's got to be longer term contracts. And I think that message got through. That was one of the primary messages we were delivering while we're over there."

The Montana-Sri Lanka Partnership

Governor Gianforte also shared that they have partnered with Sri Lanka through the State Partnership Program which has resulted in a cooperative effort focused on disaster response, engineering, and more.

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The goal of these partnerships, Governor Gianforte says, is to bring more business into Montana and increase relationships with Sri Lanka through trade, ag, minining, and of course, higher education.

Here are the top takeaways from Governor Gianforte's trip to India.