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THAILAND HAS asked Kenya to allow Thai fishermen to ply its coastal waters, while Thailand has been urged to invest more in Kenya to help develop many of that country’s industries.
“Thailand and Kenya agreed to set up a joint committee on trade and investment to support cooperation between the two nations,” she said, adding that Thailand would like to export more rice to that country.
Primarily, however, Thailand has asked Kenya to allow the Thai Overseas Fisheries Association to negotiate on behalf of the Thai fishery industry for permission to ply Kenya’s coastal areas, as they are rich in seafood resources.
Fishery products that Thailand is highly interested in importing from Kenya are lobster, fish, crayfish and crab.
Under the “Kenya Vision 2030” scheme, the African country’s government has urged Thai investors to expand their interests there, particularly in the agricultural sector and crop processing. Nairobi aims to increase the country’s competitiveness in agro-industry and other sectors in order to become a middle-income nation.
Kenya also would like to learn from Thailand’s experience in agriculture and agro-industry, tourism, and infrastructure development.
Agro-industries in which there is high potential for Thai investors in Kenya are maize, sugar cane, feed meal and fertiliser.
To celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Thailand will hold a trade fair in Kenya in 2017. The Thai government has also encouraged Kenyan enterprises to visit the “Thailand Tractors and Agricultural Machinery Show” from December 4-13 this year, and the “Bangkok Gems and Jewellery Fair” from September 7-11.
Meanwhile, Mozambique has shown strong interest in importing 300,000 tonnes of rice from Thailand. The terms of payment still need to be discussed, while Thailand would like to invest in various sectors in Mozambique. Potential sectors for Thai investors are agriculture, fishery, energy, mining, construction, and tourism.
After the two countries’ first Joint Trade Commission, Thailand has encouraged Mozambique to import many products from the Kingdom, including rice, processed food, cosmetics, medicines, supplements, fertiliser and agricultural equipment.
Thai private enterprises from four key industries – food, energy, utilities and tourism – will also visit the “Maputo International Fair” from August 28 to September 4.
The World Bank expects overall African gross domestic product to grow by 3.3 per cent this year. The continent has a combined population of 1.1 billion, 14.72 per cent of the global total.