New Zealand sees partnership in agro and telecommunications

The trade ties between Gujarat and New Zealand can be developed in the field of timber, agrotech sector and telecommunications and the trade partnership between the two will be fruitful, said the trade commissioner of New Zealand for India, Mr Peter Healy, on Thursday. He was speaking to the representatives of trade and industry at an interactive session organised by the Gujarat chapter of Confederation of Indian Industry here on Thursday.

Mr Healy is on a two-day visit to Gujarat to explore vistas of bilateral trade between Gujarat and New Zealand.

He said, "Agro-based industry and dairy technology is the forte of New Zealand and prospects of partnerships and trade in these sectors can be fruitful." He said that New Zealand had a de-regulated economy, have no controls on capital movement, have no import licensing and has tariff free import, which is an encouraging sign for bilateral trade between the two countries.

Mr Healy has accepted ClI’s offer for active Kiwi participation in the Agrifare 2000, scheduled to be held in October in Abmedabad.

He said that he was positive about the trade relations between Gujarat and New Zealand and suggested that dual partnership between the two countries may benefit both.

Mr Healy met Ms Guari Kumar, the managing director of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation to discuss potential of agro and food processing in Gujarat and the likely areas of investment. The chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Gujarat, Mr Kalyan Banerjee was also present on the occasion.

Republished from Asian Age