Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar M Gondal has said that it is extremely encouraging that Pakistani mangoes will arrive in Japanese markets from next season.
The Minister was talking to an eight-member delegation of Japanese Agriculturists belonging to renowned Japanese agriculture co-operative organisation being led by Yasuhiro Nakagawa, Vice Chairman JA Japan and President JA Group, Kyoto Prefecture, who called on him here on Monday.
"We have ample business and investment opportunities for the Japanese investors in Pakistan. We are the world's fourth largest milk producer, and technology to produce by-products from milk would prove extremely beneficial for the Japanese investors. We offer a business-conducive environment and opportunities with simple procedures to enter into business deals," said the Minister in his introductory remarks.
Yasuhiro Nakagawa said that JA Group is involved in the farmers' security through credit and insurance policies and marketing their products. He added that the group also deals in providing the latest farm machinery, which makes it to be the biggest group of its kind in Japan. "We are ready to shift our technology and invest in Pakistan. I have already announced in Japan before my departure that Pakistani mangoes will come into Japanese markets from the next season," he added.
Gondal said that Pakistan has the third largest number of animals in the world, which provides an excellent opportunity for value addition to milk and processing halal meat that has an enormous market the world over.
Nakagawa assured that he would take concrete and practical steps to establish a long-lasting business relationship with Pakistan. He said that the group has already established business models in dairy products in Australia and would replicate the same in Pakistan. The meeting was also attended by secretary, additional secretary and other high officials of Minfa and representatives from Board of Investment (BOI).-PR
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