Two private enterprises of Shri Lanka and Bangladesh under a joint venture will pro duce small cucumbers in the country and export the farm produce to Europe, reports UNB.

The first lot of Gerknins grown in Bangladesh will be ready for shipment to Europe shortly, an official source said.

Pickle Pickers Ltd. the largest grower and exporter of Gerkhins to Europe from Shri Lanka, offered its technical knowhow to Agricultural Marketing Co Ltd of Bangladesh for cultivation of the exportable.

The parties will shortly form a joint-venture firm based in Bangladesh for Increasing the production and export of Gerkhins from Bangladesh as well as extending their venture to other horticultural products like 'saby corns' which has a tremendous demand in the western countries.

This will earn foreign exchange for Bangladesh and generate ■ employment, the source added.

This is first such joint venture enterprise between Bangladesh and Shri Lanka, which is an outcome of the efforts of the Bangladesh High Commission in Colombo.