A delegation of government and business representatives from Ningbo, China will visit Gunnedah area next week.
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The delegation has been invited by the Namoi Unlimited Joint Organisation (JO), which includes members from the councils of Gunnedah, Tamworth, Liverpool Plains, Walcha and Gwydir. The JO visited Ningbo in March and attended a Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry meeting.
JO chair Jamie Chaffey said the initiative is “part of our vision to grow the economy of the region by linking exporters with the business opportunity in Ningbo”.
“Ningbo is a province of 7.6 million people with an evolving economy and desire for the clean and green produce that we have here in the Namoi.
“This is our turn to reciprocate and discuss opportunities to directly link business with business – it’s exciting.”
The delegation from China will tour each of the member council areas and attend AgQuip on August 22.
“Councils are coordinating events and activities; we also see this as an opportunity to showcase the extent of our agricultural industry at AgQuip,” Mr Chaffey said.
“Our role is to facilitate access to markets for business to make connections and talk opportunities.
“The interest in our region is growing and our farmers and graziers are some of the best in the world. How we harness this opportunity to grow agriculture and value add enterprises in our region is our opportunity.”