China to install phytosanitary facilities in Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- China would help in installing phytosanitary facilities in Pakistan, besides it would help in building vocational and technical agriculture institutions for training farmers and other people.

The decision to this effect was taken in a meeting between Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam and Ambassador of China Yao Jing on Thursday.

Speaking on the occasion, Syed Fakhar Imam mentioned that Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan was very much interested in revival of agriculture.

He said both countries were needed to revisit the contours of agricultural sector, adding technical experts from two sides should directly interact with each other to come up with concrete projects of agricultural research.

The minister said Pakistan was facing problem of low yield, adding there must be exchange of germplasm as an area of cooperation which would provide an opportunity to develop high yielding varieties for cotton, fruit, hybrid rice and wheat by our research centers.

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Syed Fakhar Imam said China was one of the largest markets in the world for export of meat and meat products, adding Pakistan had no access to Chinese market due to the issue of FMD. So collaboration could be done in this regard, he said adding Balochistan was excelling in producing organic cotton.

It was decided that China would help in installing phytosanitary system for increasing fruit export and it was also decided that China would help in building vocational and technical agriculture institutions for training farmers and other people.

He added that now Plant Breeders Act and Plant Seed Act would give a window for branding our products.

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