The Israeli ambassador to Colombia, Gali Dagan, highlighted in an interview with La República the advantages Israel offers Colombia's agriculture. Colombia and Israel have had a trade agreement since 2020 and Israel still presents an interesting potential for Colombia.
“Trade between Israel and Colombia has been growing since the day the FTA went into effect. I believe we have to look at this exchange in a different manner because the economy of Colombia and Israel don't compete against each other, they are complementary economies. I think that Colombia has a great advantage thanks to its size, plethora of natural resources, strategic location, and access to the world's most important markets via the Pacific and the Atlantic,” he said.
“The FTA between our countries presents Colombia with an enormous opportunity of taking advantage of Israeli technology to add value to its products, ” he stressed.
“We are thinking about how we can improve, increase, and diversify Colombian exports to Israel so that the country exports more than just minerals. In turn, Israel has agricultural equipment, and health equipment, that can benefit Colombia. Israel demands more than minerals, we are also interested in flowers, and we see a lot of potential in Colombia's fruits to diversify Colombian exports. For example, a pineapple costs about $10 to $15 in a supermarket in Israel.”
“Israel already imports pineapples from countries in this region. Why shouldn't we also import them from Colombia?” A Colombian businessman must start promoting this possibility."
Source: larepublica.co