Pakistan, June 30 -- Pakistan and Italy on Monday signed a concessional loan agreement worth €20 million (approximately Rs 6.3 billion) to support the Professional Capacity Building and Extension in Agriculture project under Pakistan's Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) National Reform Programme, aimed at strengthening agricultural skills development and vocational education in the country.

The agreement was signed by Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Muhammad Humair Karim and Ambassador of Italy, Marilina Armellin in the presence of senior officials from the Italian for Development Cooperation, the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, and provincial departments.

The project was aimed to stre...