Pak & China Enhancing Agricultural Co-operation

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Pak & China Enhancing Agricultural Co-operation

Pakistan -China Economic Corridor to Open Avenues of Cooperation in Agriculture Sector

Pak-China Economic Corridor will open up new avenues of co-operation in agriculture sector as it would also pave the way for transfer of technology pertaining to agro-chemicals, pesticides, fertilisers and seeds. This was upshot of speeches delivered at the opening ceremony of 1st CAC Pakistan Summit jointly organised by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and CCPIT Sub-Council for Chemical Industry with the support of Punjab government here on Tuesday.

Provincial Minister for Agriculture Dr Furrakh Javaid, LCCI President Engineer Sohail Lashari, Vice-Chairman CCPIT Sub-Council for Chemical Industry Ma Chunyan, LCCI Senior Vice President Mian Tariq Misbah, Vice President Kashif Anwar, Chairman Standing Committees Sheikh Muhammad Arshad and Jawaid Saleem Qureshi were the main speakers.

There was consensus among the speakers that 'Pak-China Hybrid Wheat Industrialization Co-operation Agreement' would greatly help develop Pakistan's agriculture sector through new varieties of seeds. Speaking on the occasion, Provincial Minister for Agriculture Dr Furrakh Javaid said the CAC Summit and Exhibition is a unique opportunity for our agriculturists as it would enable them to learn about Chinese expertise in the agriculture sector. He said Chinese co-operation in all fields of the economy is matchless.

The Minister said the Punjab government is striving to educate the farming community as the research in agricultural field would remain useless if it does not reach the farmers. He said Punjab government is taking every possible step to strengthen agriculture sector that is evident from the fact that it has given flat rate of Rs 10.35 per unit for the tube wells. He also expressed the resolve that a subsidy of Rs 14 billion for the agriculture sector would be disbursed after consultation with stakeholders so that the benefit could reach the quarters concerned.

Source: BRecorder

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