Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Japanese team to explore cooperation in agriculture

A 25-member delegation from Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), including agricultural experts and business persons, is visiting Nepal from November 10 to 16 on an official visit.
The team – led by deputy director-general for International Affairs and Minister’s Secretariat MAFF Takami Nakada – will hold meetings with high-level government officials and business persons, apart from visiting sites of agriculture and supportive facilities, according to a press note issued by the Japanese Embassy in Kathmandu.
The delegation had first visited Nepal in January 2019.
The delegation will also organise a “Public-Private Joint Forum on Private Investment, Inter-governmental Cooperation and Acceptance of Human Resources between Nepal and Japan” on November 13 at Alfa House Banquet, Buddhanagar, Baneshwor, in Kathmandu.
During the visit, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will also be signed between the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) and Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC). The MoU aims to develop agricultural technologies to increase agricultural production and improve natural resource management, the press note reads, adding that president of JIRCAS Dr Masa Iwanaga will attend the signing ceremony.
The objectives of the visit are to explore investment opportunities in Nepal by Japanese agriculture and food-related companies, make a contribution to various cooperative activities and/or joint research between government agencies of the two countries for enhancing the productivity of agricultural products, according to the embassy press note. “The delegation will explore the possibility for Nepalese workers in agriculture, food and beverage production and the food and service industry under the new residency statuses specified skilled worker.”

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