USAID helping increase 'kinnow' trade between Pakistan & Indonesia
The event was organized jointly by the Sargodha Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Punjab Halal Development Agency (PHDA) and USAID’s U.S.-Pakistan Partnership for Agricultural Market Development (AMD) at the Golden Palm Banquet Hall, in Sargodha.
As a result of concerted efforts by AMD, SCCI, PHDA, and Pakistani kinnow exporters, the Indonesian Government revised their calendar of import quotas, allowing local exporters to send their produce to Indonesia throughout Pakistan’s citrus growing season.
During his remarks at the event, Consul General Yuriy Fedkiw noted that ‘the U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is working closely with the Pakistan Government and private sector companies to boost domestic and international sales of selected Pakistani agricultural products, including kinnow’
‘Agriculture is a critical sector for employment in Punjab and improving sales will positively benefit the lives of tens of thousands of Punjabis. I am confident that through USAID’s agriculture market development programs, we can propel Punjab’s agriculture towards greater heights.’ he added.
source: en.dailypakistan.pk
