Experts mull ways to boost Pak-China cooperation in animal husbandry sector Minister points out multiple challenges in tapping rich repertoire of livestock and fishery resources in Pakistan
May 5, 2021
A webinar on Chinese and Pakistani animal husbandry and fishery cooperation was held to achieve future targets in this sector, according to a report published by Gwadar Pro.
Leading experts and companies in livestock and fishery sectors from both countries discussed bilateral cooperation in the educational and industrial programmes in this regard, and possible measures to enact such cooperation.
Fakhar Imam, Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, pointed out “multiple challenges” in tapping the rich repertoire of livestock and fishery resources in Pakistan. He urged Pakistan to modernise its livestock and fishery industries by upgrading infrastructure and building a substantial supply chain through joint enterprises with China, technology transfer and tale
Photo: Chinese and Pakistani speakers at the China-Pakistan Animal Husbandry and Fishery Cooperation and Exchange Forum held online on April 28, 2021. (China Economic Net)
Continuing to play its role as a platform, this forum focuses on business-to-business cooperation in animal husbandry and fishery between China and Pakistan, which will create opportunities for exchanges and cooperation in scientific research and production within the industry, and contribute to mutual benefit and win-win results in animal husbandry and fishery between the two countries.
As China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is expanding to agriculture and science and technology, the China-Pakistan Agricultural and Industrial Cooperation Information Platform was officially launched on January 26. Jointly built by China Economic Net and China-Pakistan Agricultural Cooperation and Exchange Center (China Machinery Engineering Corporation), the platform mainly collects, summarizes, sorts out, and releases information on China-Pakistan agricultural and industrial cooperation, and displays agriculture-related scientific and technological products, agricultural machinery a