China to help install phytosanitary system in Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- China will help in installing phytosanitary sysAtem for increasing fruit export and building vocational and technical agriculture institutions for training farmers.

The matter was discussed in a meeting beAtween Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam and Yao Jing, Ambassador of China here on Thursday.

Fakhar Imam said that Pakistan future will be driven through agriculture.

He said that both countries need to revisAit the contours of agricultural sector. He said that technical experts from both sides should directly interact with each other to come up with concrete projects for agricultural reAsearch. Federal Minister said that Pakistan was facing problem of low yield, so there must be exchange of germplasm as an area of cooperation which will provide an opporAtunity to develop high yielding varieties for cotton, fruit, hybrid rice and wheat by our research centers. Fakhar Imam said that ChiAna is one of largest markets in the world for export of meat and meat products. Pakistan has no access to Chinese market due to the issue of FMD. So collaboration can be done in this regard as well. The minister said that Balochistan is excelling in producing organic cotton. It was decided that China will help in installing phytosanitary system for increasAing fruit export. It was also decided that ChiAna will also help in building vocational and technical agriculture institutions for training farmers and other people. He said that now Plant Breeders Act and Plant Seed Act will give a window for branding...