Pakistan offers Argentina's expertise in agri machinery

KARACHI: Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to Pakistan, Sebastián Sayús, has offered Argentina’s expertise in advanced agricultural machinery, grain-storage technologies and post-harvest management to help Pakistan address significant losses in its agricultural produce, while identifying promising opportunities for joint ventures and business-to-business partnerships in agriculture, dairy and pharmaceuticals.

Speaking during his visit to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), Ambassador Sebastián Sayús highlighted that Pakistan loses approximately 10 to 20 percent of its grain production and 35 to 40 percent of its horticultural produce annually, largely due to inefficient storage facilities and inadequate post-harvest management.

He noted that Argentina, being one of the world’s leading food-exporting countries, possesses considerable expertise in agricultural machinery and modern storage solutions, including silo bags and metallic silos, which could be effectively introduced and developed in Pakistan.

He expressed confidence that Argentina could play a meaningful role in helping Pakistan strengthen its agricultural supply chain, reduce wastage and improve the value of its agricultural output. With Pakistan increasingly focusing on large-scale agricultural storage solutions, he saw considerable scope for cooperation, technology transfer and mutually beneficial investment in this critical sector.

The Ambassador also identified significant potential for collaboration in the dairy industry, besides highlighting Argentina’s advanced pharmaceutical capabilities, especially in the manufacturing of oncology products used in cancer treatment.

Emphasizing the importance of private-sector engagement, Ambassador Sayús stated that the Argentine Embassy was committed to facilitating business-to-business connections between companies of both countries and helping them identify reliable commercial counterparts.

He stressed that trade and business cooperation were mutually beneficial and that expanding commercial engagement would bring the two countries closer.

Referring to the existing commercial relationship, he pointed out that Argentina’s exports to Pakistan reached approximately US$247 million in 2025, while Pakistan’s exports to Argentina stood at around US$75 million.

He noted that both countries possessed substantial natural resources and strong agricultural foundations, with agriculture contributing more than 5 percent to Argentina’s GDP and over 23 percent to Pakistan’s GDP.

He also highlighted Argentina’s position as the world’s third-largest food exporter, making it a valuable potential partner for Pakistan in agricultural development, technology and food-related industries.

President KCCI Talat Mahmood called for strengthening Pakistan-Argentina economic relations through more balanced bilateral trade, diversification of exportable products and enhanced business-to-business cooperation, stressing the need to fully capitalize on the enormous commercial potential between the two countries.

Emphasizing the need to address widening trade imbalance, he stressed that Pakistan must explore greater opportunities for exporting its products to Argentina, while both countries should work towards expanding the range of goods and services being traded.

He underscored the importance of identifying new avenues of commercial engagement that could help Pakistani exporters gain stronger access to the Argentine market and contribute towards more equitable bilateral trade.

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