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Exhibition
By Biola Lawal
Abuja,
Nov. 27, 2017 (NAN) Pakistan has announced plans to stage an agricultural equipment and machinery exhibition in Nigeria to make its technological achievements in agriculture available to Nigerian farmers.
Asim Khan, Head of Chancery of the Pakistan High Commission, said that the proposed exhibition “is a fallout of the recent 6th D8 Ministerial meeting on industrial cooperation’’ where participants emphasised the need for exchange of technology, to boost agricultural production in member states.
The diplomat explained that made-in-Pakistan agricultural machinery to be exhibited would include rugged tractors and other equipment that could boost small and medium enterprises growth in Nigeria’s agricultural sector.
Khan said that Pakistan was determined to assist Nigeria’s efforts for self-sufficiency in food production.
He added that the country’s agriculture equipment show would also be a channel to make durable and efficient farming equipment available to Nigerians at reasonable costs.
He disclosed that Pakistani Minister for Industries and Production, Ghulam Jatoi who attended the D8 meeting in Abuja, also held talks with the Minister of State for Investment, Trade and industries, Mrs Aisha Abubakar, on ways to further strengthen relations between the two nations.
“They agreed on mutual cooperation in industrial development, with Pakistan particularly reiterating its commitment to assist Nigeria’s agricultural sector,’’ Khan said.
The envoy said that the upcoming made-in-Pakistan agriculture exhibition was one of the strategies to assist Nigerian farmers boost their yields. (NAN)
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Edited by Idris Abdulrahman