Haryana set to start trade ties with Africa | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: In a first initiative of its kind in Haryana, the state government is all set to start business ties with African countries. A first government-to- government (G2G) between the envoys of 18 African Countries with Haryana government officials will be held here on Thursday and Friday.
An initiative by the foreign cooperation department, the initiative will showcase Haryana’s agriculture, animal husbandry, foreign exports, tourism, textile products, especially the agro products.
As on now, Haryana is doing exports of around Rs 85,000 crore out of which the exports to African Countries are of around Rs 5,000 crore. Haryana exports clothes, food and other items.
Notably, as on now, Gujarat is dominating the business ties with African countries and the idea of exploring investments has come from there itself.
“During this two-day event, the our officials will explain the possibility of investments in Haryana and four different groups of exporters from Gurugram, Faridabad, Panipat and Karnal will give presentation about their products and the possibilities of expanding their business in African countries. Besides, the envoys from Africa will be accompanied by their trade promotion experts who shall have direct dialogue with entrepreneurs and government functionaries,” said Yogender Chaudhary, principal secretary of foreign cooperation department and adviser to Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on foreign investigations and resource mobilization.
“There is a great scope of education, health, agro industries for agriculture tools, agriculture and allied business, textile and apparel manufacturing, hence we shall explore all possibilities and create a platform for the next level of direct dialogue between entrepreneurs for investments,” he added.
Chaudhary’s team that includes Anant P Pandy, director general of foreign cooperation department and Pawan Chaudhary, OSD to CM, is giving the final touches to the preparation of the event and additional issues to be taken up.