Ambassador of Pakistan to Thailand Sohail Mahmood said one of the biggest Halal meat organisations CB Group in Thailand was interested in investing in Pakistan by establishing farms, processing units and slaughterhouses. In a meeting with the Vice Chancellor University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan and other agri experts at UAF.
Thai ambassador said that Pakistan and Thailand would boost up their co-operation in livestock and poultry industry. Thailand is being ranked one of the largest exporters of Halal meat, he said, adding that total turnover of the CB group was $20 billion.
The envoy maintained that the Thai investment would open up employment opportunities in the country. He said that Pakistan had four seasons and produced a large number of livestock and crops. He said Pakistan was third largest producer of the milk. By using the proper milk processing the country can earn heavy foreign exchange.
He said that it was the matter of great concern that their farmers were using the old practice of cultivation. The trend must be curtailed by giving awareness to the farming community about latest practices and technologies. He said that Thailand was earning foreign exchange through tourism, as the set target of the year was 18 million tourists. He stressed the need for setting up of meat processing units across the country.
He said Thailand was the second largest exporter of sugar across the country and there was no crop was wasted. He told the gathering that Pakistan was wasting 40 percent of crops in post-harvest process, therefore, needed a special attention of the farming community.
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