Repeka Nasiko
9 April, 2021, 8:45 pm
PTI New Zealand has established a mentorship program for regional
exporters to New Zealand in an effort to improve their businesses and
exports to New Zealand. Picture: MONIKA SINGH
The Pacific Trade Invest New Zealand has established a mentorship program for regional exporters to New Zealand in an effort to improve their businesses and exports to New Zealand.
PTI New Zealand Trade Commissioner Glynis Miller said the pilot program was launched last year to enable local exporters gain expert advice on New Zealand’s trade requirements and potential buyers from various sectors including agriculture.
“For Pacific Trade Invest we represent 16 Pacific Island Countries and we have in access of 1400 clients across the Pacific and out of those we have about 120 A Class clients who are our large scale exporters,” she said.
Monika Singh
7 April, 2021, 6:00 am
PHAMA Plus team leader Andrew Piper (left) and Pacific Trade Invest New Zealand (PTI NZ) Glynis Miller after signing a collaboration to strengthen and support Pacific Islands’ private sector to improve market access and grow exportability to the New Zealand market. Picture: SUPPLIED
Closer engagements between the Pacific Trade Invest New Zealand (PTI NZ) and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Program (PHAMA Plus) will enable both organisations to better understand markets for Pacific products in New Zealand and support producers, exporters, importers and consumers to facilitate trade of agricultural products.
A joint statement from PHAMA Plus and PTI NZ said they were working with businesses in the root crop sectors of Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu to identify opportunities.