As China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) steps into the second phase of the China-Pakistan cooperation in seed. This second phase of the “core” of agriculture will focus on agriculture cooperation and other sectors of social welfare.
“Chinese seed companies follow professional and good ethics, valuing quality and honouring commitments. Both sides have stuck to the principle of security and win-win cooperation. It is the base on which Pakistan and Chinese agriculture businesses have maintained strong cooperation”, said Shahzad Ali Malik, CEO of GUARD AGRI, during his interview with China Economic Net (CEN).
Identical to the Pakistan’s cotton sector demise, China’s Xinjiang faced the same issues but they quickly became stable on their feet and were able to produce nearly 90% of the national cotton production. However, Xinjiang’s succession relies in the integration of water dripping and fertilizers applying since 2006, especially the drip irrigation under mulch technology.
According to Yang Wansen, General Manager of Xinjiang Tianjie Water-saving Irrigation System Co., Ltd, the achievements of the technoogy in Xinjiang are multiple.
The technology not only saves water, fertilizer, labour force, land and cost, but increase the output by 30% and the efficiency by 50%. It can also enhance the controllability of agricultural production.
“Over 80 million mu of cotton has adopted the drip irrigation under mulch technology in Xinjiang.
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There lies great potential waiting to be unlocked in the Pakistani seed industry in the form of exporting Pakistani seeds to other countries. The seed industry has made strides with bilateral cooperation and support. The China-Pakistan Agricultural and Industrial Cooperation Information Platform will greatly benefit this aspect.
