A delegation of Chinese company demonstrated the working of solar energy water pump and drip irrigation system at Mann, a village near Kasur, here on Saturday. On the occasion, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) President Chauhdary Muhammad Zaka Ashraf was also present on the occasion. A large number of local farmers were also there to see the potential of solar energy in agriculture.
On the occasion, the Bank President said this is a continuous efforts made by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani regarding welfare and promotion of the ignored community of farmers. He also said China is a brotherly neighbourly country of Pakistan and it is co-operating with Pakistan in all sectors. "Pakistan is a country whose economy is based on agriculture and there is a fear that shortage of irrigation water will be at its maximum in the coming years. Introduction of such cost saving technologies will add a lot to the national economy," he added.
Yuxinlu, head of the delegation of Chinese company Shaanxi Xintong Intelligent Company, told the audience that the solar energy based irrigation can revolutionise the Pakistani agriculture sectors and can go a long way in achieving the food security for the teeming million of Pakistanis.
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