Regional Programme Manager of the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID), Nazir Ahmed Essani, said
that the USAID under the new Agribusiness Project wants to assist Pakistan in
livestock and horticulture value chains to boost agriculture trade and create
13 million jobs, which will help in poverty alleviation.
Addressing at a seminar held at the Hyderabad
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI), Nazir Ahmed Essani, said that
agriculture contributes 23 percent to GDP and there are immense opportunities
for the development of agriculture and fisheries sectors in Pakistan.
Essani further said that the Agribusiness
Project aims to strengthen processing, marketing and product diversification
and value addition activities of the sector. Moreover, one of the key
components of the project is cost sharing grants.
Also present at the seminar were HCCI Vice
President Abdul Saleem Arain, former President Yousuf Suleman and Senior Vice
President Turab Ali Khoja.
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