Saturday, July 4, 2009

Kenya offers flower growing tech to Pakistan: Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Kenya has offered the transfer of flower growing technology to Pakistan to enable the country to export flowers and earn precious foreign exchange.

Ambassador of Kenya, Mishi Masika Mwatsashu called on the Federal Minister for Commerce, Makhdoom Amin Fahim on Friday. The Minister expressed that Kenya and Pakistan are trading partners and both should see maximum opportunities to explore potential trade. The ambassador appreciated the efforts being made by government of Pakistan to organize exhibitions and trade fairs in Kenya. Pakistan imports mainly tea from Kenya , constituting 55 percent of total consumption of tea in Pakistan , and exports manly rice there. It was proposed that Pakistan could learn from Kenyan expertise of producing flowers, which is a big source of income for them.

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