Acting Governor Sindh and Speaker Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khoro has said that the province has a lot of potential in agro-based sectors and it is need of the hour that local and foreign investors should be invited to invest in these sectors. This he said while addressing inaugural ceremony of the Livestock, Dairy, Fisheries, Poultry, Agriculture and Culture Exhibition (LDFA-2013) at expo center Karachi here on Saturday. On this occasion a cheque of Rs.300 million was given to Deputy Governor State Bank for modernization and restructuring scheme for Rice Husking Mills in Sindh. The farmers of the province can borrow soft loans from National Bank of Pakistan, Sindh Bank, Allied Bank Limited, HBL, UBL and MCB. He said: “We should try to find out international markets for these agro-based products to earn foreign exchange. We could not find international markets due to low quality products. Our country has been bestowed with the countless resources by the nature, but we have wasted time like 12 years wasted so far and we could not use the coal reserves we have in Sindh.” Chairman Sindh Board of Investment Muhammad Zubair Motiwala speaking on this occasion said that rural areas of Sindh have immense potential for investments and utilizing these opportunities would not only stop influx to cities but employment opportunities could also be generated. He stressed upon using modern technology in agriculture sector and urged private sector to tape the potential of Sindh. He said having overcome the dearth of water, improving infrastructure, creating awareness we could enhance our growth rate in livestock, dairy, fisheries, agriculture and other agro-based sectors.
