The fourth meeting of the China-Pakistan Joint Working Group on Agriculture was held in Beijing, with senior representatives from the ministries of agriculture and rural affairs in China and national food security and research in Pakistan serving as co-chairs. According to the PTV report.
The meeting approved a fresh round of proposed projects, examined the results of the first round of agricultural projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and declared the establishment of the China-Pakistan Agricultural Technology Working Group to strengthen collaboration.
A future Memorandum of Understanding would formalize the two nations’ collaboration in tropical agriculture, and they have agreed to set up joint laboratories, according to China Economic Net (CEN). Other topics of discussion were growing collaborations in the fields of agricultural mechanization, fisheries, and related fields. Approximately 60 people participated in the event, both in person and remotely, including officials from government organizations, research institutions, businesses, and embassies.
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Officials from both sides have hailed Guangxi Royal Dairy’s China-Pakistan buffalo breeding and dairy processing project and Sichuan Litong’s chili pepper cultivation demonstration base as prominent examples of the first phase’s accomplishments. Building on this momentum, four more organizations have been chosen to spearhead the second phase of agricultural cooperation under CPEC: the Crop Science Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Runber of Shandong, Jinghua Seed Industry of Xinjiang, and Qingfa Hesheng of Wuhan. Following the discussion, corporate executives said they were excited about moving forward with “small yet refined” model projects.
These collaborative efforts are anticipated to further reinforce the idea of a China-Pakistan community with a shared future and breathe new life into the second phase of CPEC’s excellent growth.
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