KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI has called for enhanced agricultural cooperation between Pakistan and China on the occasion of Anhui-Pakistan

International Agricultural Cooperation and Development Forum in China.

Irfan Iqbal Sheikh said that creation of modern transportation and logistics infrastructure to facilitate the efficient movement of agricultural products; along with technology transfer from China can improve crop yields; modernise irrigation methods and promote sustainable agricultural practices.

Additionally, expanded access to Chinese market for agricultural products through reduced trade barriers and streamlined regulations can facilitate Pakistan’s agricultural exports.

Muhammad Suleman Chawla maintained the FPCCI wants Pakistan to fully capitalise on the potential of agricultural development in Pakistan with the help of China.

He said friendly policies and regulations for Pakistan should be sought from China that favor agricultural development and trade between our two brotherly and friendly countries, facilitating the exchange of information, research and best practices in agriculture, business networking for promoting partnerships and collaborations between businesses in China and Pakistan, capacity building for organising training programmes and workshops to enhance the skills of our agricultural workforce to transformed them into skilled workforce for the modern practices in agriculture.

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