Engr. Mansoor Rizvi, one of the advisors of Automark and Country Manager of Case NewHolland (CNH) met with the Counsel General of Italy Mr. Danilo Giurdanella on the occasion of the meet and greet party organized by Mr. Arif Qasim of MAQ International in the honor of a newly appointed Ambassador of Italy in Pakistan H.E Marilina Armellin at the local hotel in Karachi on May 04.
Engr. Rizvi thanked the Counsel General for his invaluable support in making it easy for the CNH liaison office to clear the consignment of donations of Tractors and Engines for the Agricultural Universities from Pakistan customs. Mr.Rizvi encouraged CG towards the immediate need to involve Italian agricultural machinery manufacturers and suppliers to develop contacts with the recipients of agricultural lands on lease under the program initiated and managed by the Pakistan army under the Land Information and Management System (LIMS) to enhance agriculture by contracting out 9 million ha culturable wasteland (restore unirrigated and waste land). There is a big need for suppliers to provide pivot irrigation systems and other equipment for these lands. Engr. Mansoor has assured that CNH is playing an active role in this program and providing a complete machinery plan to these players engaged in transforming fallow lands into cultivable lands.
H.E Danilo Giurdanella then arranged a brief talking session with H.E the Ambassador on this topic. The Ambassador was well informed about the program and showed her satisfaction and pleasure that the Italian Consulate was already engaged in it. H.E Marilina assured to extend her complete support to engage the Italian machinery manufacturers through the platform of Federunacoma to ensure Italy becomes the major partner in the Green Pakistan Initiative program.