Netherlands working to expand Kurdistan Region's agriculture sector: Consul General

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Rudaw has spoken to Dutch Consul General Hans Akerboom about the Netherlands work in expanding the Kurdistan Region's agriculture sector. 

According to the diplomat, the Netherlands is the world's second largest producer of agricultural goods. 

"We are using high-tech technology... top-market innovation," he told Rudaw in an interview on April 29. "But we also like to support Kurdistan in doing this."

According to Akerboom, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani requested the Netherlands "to be more active in the field of agriculture."

"You have a lot of oil... but you also have a lot of good potential to increase your agricultural goods," Akerboom said. "We are helping you in doing so," he added.

Speaking to Rudaw, Akerboom said the consulate is in "very close" contact with the government to develop the Region's agriculture sector. 

"You have a lot of potential here in the Kurdistan Region to produce your own high-quality agricultural products,"  he said, saying projects in the Kurdistan Region are a "stepping stone" to begin work in central and southern Iraq. 

Translation and subtitles by Sarkawt Mohammed