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Summary: Hosted by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Pakistan and organized by China Economic Net and China Machinery Engineering Corporation, China-Pakistan Seed Industry Cooperation and Exchange Forum - the second seminar of China-Pakistan Agricultural and Industrial Cooperation Information Platform - will be held online on March 18, 2021, and we are now cordially inviting you to participate in the event.
Ⅰ. Introduction
China-Pakistan Seed Industry Cooperation and Exchange Forum will focus on the business to business cooperation in the seed industry between China and Pakistan, with close attention being paid to crops that are of huge potential for China-Pakistan cooperation such as wheat, maize-soybean, cotton, rice, and sugar cane. The forum will provide a platform for the promotion of seed products and a channel for exchanges and cooperation in the development of technology in seed industry between China and Pakistan.
This has been a year when the Covid-19 pandemic caused many to be cut off from their families, work, social lives, and even, at times, their supply of food. The use of evidence-based planning for a sustainable food system is more relevant today than ever.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) theme for the 2020 World Food Day on ‘growing, nourishing and sustaining together’ is apt. We need to reassess the importance of the food system in our lives, and how we can make it stronger.
Pakistan struggles with poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition. Despite the soil fertility and one of the largest contiguous irrigation systems, several segments of society face challenges in gaining stable access to a healthy and balanced diet. For vulnerable communities, setbacks like the Covid-19 pandemic, the floods, or the arrival of the desert locusts, make it even harder.