ACCI’s Chief Executive Officer Mr. Sayed Zaman Hashimi met and had discussions with Mr. Juan M Esterada-Valle, Ph.D. Chief of Party and MS. Flouran Wali Sr. Technical Advisor for USAID Afghanistan Value Chains.
Afghanistan Value Chains is a USAID project, which has been implemented by DAI for the last two years.
ACCI’s CEO besides explaining challenges of Afghan exports, added that currently it’s the season to export Afghan fresh fruits but we lack the availability of freight forwarding companies.
Mr. Hashimi said, “Whenever we are able to reduce the cost of transit, we can compete on regional and international levels.” He insisted that there are enough Afghani products to be exported abroad; however, getting these products to international markets is a challenging issue. In order to get Afghani products to international markets, ACCI is committed to grasping the support of international organizations and governmental agencies. He added that the ACCI is planning to use a new guideline of exports to the neighbor countries and all trade partners.
Mr. Esterada the Director of the AVC-HVC project, said that in order to have the agricultural products improved and are able to meet the regional and international standards, they are going to help and train the farmers. The export companies are then going to be able to get relevant and valid certificates.
Afterwards, MS. Flouran Wali Sr. Technical Advisor of the AVC-HVC project, confirmed all the activities done so far and expressed her opinions about the joint-work with ACCI and other national and international donors. She, furthermore, suggested that an MoU of assistance has to be signed between DAI and ACCI.
Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) leadership met with the Chief of Party USAID Afghanistan Value Chains and Sr. Technical Advisor
