Pakistan looking forward to cooperating with China on banana cultivation2022-11-30
“In China, banana has been cultivated since 2,000 years ago. China’s contribution to the international banana market is around 4.5%. However Pakistan’s contribution is less than 0.5%. We are far behind. I think China and Pakistan can cooperate through collaborative research. We can progress and get benefit from each other,” Nosherwan Haider, CEO, Sprouts Biotech Laboratories, said in an interview with China Economic Net.

Symposium on Sino-Pak Bio-health Agriculture Demonstration Park held2022-11-18
The 4th International Symposium on the Belt and Road Bio-health Agriculture and the Development of Sino-Pak Bio-health Agriculture Oversea Sci-tech Demonstration Park was held at Northwest A&F University (NWAFU), China and online from Nov. 13 to 17.

Pakistan's fruits & vegetable export to China over $54 million in Jan-Sept 20222022-11-17
Pakistan's fruits & vegetable export to China topped $54.34 million, witnessing a massive increase in the month of January-September year-on-year, showed data from General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC).

How Pakistan breaks Afghan pine nuts sales miracle in China?2022-11-16
The price of half a kilogram of Pakistani pine nuts in China can be as high as RMB 140 (about Rs 4,360), which is at the upper end of the so-called "chain of contempt" of nuts in China. Meanwhile, Pakistani people can buy 40 kilograms of flour with this sum of money, which is enough for a family of five for nearly a month.

Pakistan's sesame seed export to China up 50% in Jan-Sept 20222022-11-12
Pakistan's sesame seed export to China surged to $ 59.09 million in the first nine months of the current year 2022, showing a growth of 50 percent on a year-on-year basis, according to the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC).

PARC Chairman looks to maximum cooperation with China on agri technology2022-11-11
"Pakistani and Chinese researchers are jointly testing hybrid wheat varieties with higher resistance to drought, diseases, and climate uncertainties and higher production per unit area. Our government looks forward to maximum cooperation and coordination with China", Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali, Chairman of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) told China Economic Net (CEN) in an interview.

Pakistani fresh cherries gaining market access in China2022-11-10
During Pakistani Prime Minister Shabaz's visit to China earlier this month, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) and the Ministry of Food Security and Research of Pakistan signed the Protocol on Phytosanitary Requirements for Export of Fresh Cherries from Pakistan to China by exchanging signed texts, thus marking that fresh cherries produced in Pakistan have won China's market access.

Pakistan's pine nuts exports to China to double this year2022-11-09
"Now the flight from Lahore to Kunming has been loaded with pine nuts. Such air freight service generally lasts five months, from the end of September to the February of next year. Last year, we shipped 2,000 tons of pine nuts from Pakistan to China, and we expect the amount to reach 3,000-5,000 tons this year, doubling from that of last year," said Wu Qingtao, the sales director of the aviation management department of YTO Express (International) Holdings Ltd, in an interview with China Economic Net at the ongoing fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.

Pakistani Pine nuts exports to China hit nearly $48 million in Jan-Sept 20222022-11-07
Pakistani pine nuts exports to China from January-September this year crossed the figure of $47.691 million, according to the official data from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC).

China-Pak Cooperation can help counter climate change impact on Agriculture Sector2022-11-07
Pakistan is highly dependent on the agriculture sector and climate change will significantly affect this sector; however, Pak-China cooperation could help Pakistan counter the climate change impact on the agriculture sector, according to a report revealed during KTrade Climate Change Seminar which was held offline and online last Thursday in Karachi.

Chinese hybrid canola seeds being sowed on 80,000 hectares of land2022-11-04
Hybrid canola seeds developed by China have started to be sowed in Pakistan on about 80,000 hectares, which will help reduce the burden on Pakistan’s strained foreign exchange by providing edible oil after harvest.

China Pakistan full-on sesame cooperation2022-10-31
Pakistan's sesame export to China witnessed a 46% increase in H1 this year. A group of Chinese and Pakistani sesame scientists have selected and exchanged seeds for crop breeding, future cooperation on sesame planting and harvesting is in the pipeline under the framework of CPEC.

Sino-Pak cooperation in buffalo embryo production and transfer to create win-win outcomes2022-10-27
In recent years, buffalo milk has been increasingly more popular in China because of its certain health benefits and flavoursome taste. To tap the massive market potential of buffalo milk in China, Sino-Pak cooperation in buffalo embryo production, breeding and dairy processing is already happening and has achieved new milestone lately.

Feed additives to play a significant role in recovering poultry industry2022-10-20
"After the floods, the prices of raw materials such as corn, soybean meals, and oil are skyrocketing. At this point, feed additives will play a significant role in providing least-cost feed formulation and expedite the poultry industry recovery", said Dr. Waseem Abbas, Pakistan National Manager of a feed technology company based in Beijing in an interview with China Economic Net (CEN).