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Pakistan and Italy on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will help Pakistan to promote olive production in the country.
According to the officials technical Understanding has been signed between both countries for Project Implementation Agreement between the Istituto Agronomico per l’Oltremare (IAO) Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR).
The Project activities are related to the project “Technical Assistance and Support to Line Ministries in the Agricultural Sector with Emphasis on Olive Production.
The official said that Italian government supporting the people of Pakistan through different projects of social welfare and particularly in the field of agriculture. The nature of the cooperation is based on to encourage regional stabilization of the three countries involved in the Programme (Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nepal) and strengthening the development of the agricultural sector, in particular olive-growing and production of olive oil in the three countries targeted by the project, and at the same time improve the standard of living of rural inhabitants and foster a dialogue between the Countries, thereby improving the stability of the region.