By Wang Xiaotong

 

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 21 (Gwadar Pro) - At the National Workshop on Soybean Production in Pakistan organized by FAO on Dec. 18, intercropping technology from China and developed in Pakistan according to local conditions by the National Research Center of Intercropping (NRCI) was approved by researchers, officials, industrialists and progressive farmers. 

 

Researchers, officials, industrialists and progressive farmers gather together at the National Workshop on Soybean Production in Pakistan. [Photo provided by Muhammad Ali Raza]

 

The purpose of the workshop was to make possible solutions for reducing soybean's import bill of $1 billion by domestically producing 2-2.5 million tons of soybeans. With the fast growing poultry industry in Pakistan, this import bill of soybean may surge to $1.5 billion by the end of 2030.