Islamabad, February 10, 2022 (PPI-OT):Ambassador of Romania to Pakistan H.E Mr. Nicolae Goia called on the Federal Minister of National Food Security Syed Fakhar Imam in his office today on 10th February, 2022. Senior Joint Secretary Mr. Javed Humayun also attended the meeting.
Minister said that Pakistan has immense export potential with respect to citrus fruits, rice, mangoes, onion, potatoes, fisheries and livestock etc. He said that Pakistan can meet the entire demand of rice of Romania. Fakhar said that Pakistan has 8 MN tonnes of rice which can be exported. Fakhar said that Pakistan exported Appx 144,000 tonnes of mangoes internationally and hence its export to Romania also has huge potential.
Fakhar Imam said that Romania has mechanization expertise which can benefit Pakistan. Ambassador of Romania to Pakistan offered to exchange Romania’s technical knowledge of with Pakistan. Fakhar said that Netherlands has the biggest flora-culture production in the world which should be taken as an example in Pakistan.
Fakhar said that Pakistan faces a number of challenges but with the right policy interventions under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, agriculture sector can be transformed. He said that Pakistani agriculture has been tottering along the traditional agricultural techniques and it is time that we start to look ahead to the future in terms of modernization. Fakhar Imam praised the current government’s efforts and said that in the last 70 years the main set back to research was insufficient funds.
This is the first time in the history of Pakistan that under Prime Minister Initiative Program billions of Rupees have been invested in agricultural research which has led to record production of wheat, maize and rice last year. Federal Minister thanked the Ambassador and highlighted the cordial and friendly relations between the two countries. He said that there is a bonhomie between the two people. He stated that the two countries should enhance and fine tune their mutual relation.
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