ISLAMABAD
\nThe first batch of equipment for the Million Acres of green Pakistan Smart Farm Project participated by Chinese water-saving industry leader, Tianjin Dayu Irrigation Group, has been packed and delivered, Gwadar Pro reported on Tuesday.
\nThe batch of intelligent water and fertilizer integrated irrigation equipment covering a farmland area of 2,000 hectares will be used for the planting and irrigation of wheat, cotton, tomatoes, corn and other crops, providing vital technical support for the construction of smart farms in Pakistan.
\nOn July 7, 2023, the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched the LIMS (Land Information and Management System) initiative, which aims to promote modern agricultural development, improve agricultural productivity and meet the food needs of Pakistan\u2019s growing population through the application of advanced technology and modern irrigation systems, among which the Million Acres of Green Pakistan Smart Farm Project as a response to and support for this initiative.
\n\u201cAgriculture is Pakistan\u2019s pillar industry. The world\u2019s most advanced technology will help us increase production. It can not only be as self-use, but will also be of great help to our food exports in the future.
\nAt the same time, Dayu Group has also made considerable achievements in flood prevention, disaster early warning, rural sewage treatment, and so on. We hope to cooperate closely with Dayu in multiple dimensions,\u201d said Ghulam Qadir, Pakistan\u2019s Commercial Counselor in China.
\nCui Jing, senior vice president of Dayu Group, echoed that Pakistani partners are very interested in Dayu\u2019s rural sewage treatment project in Tianjin and farmer drinking water safety project in Ningxia. \u201cIf this cooperation is successful, these two types of projects will also be introduced to Pakistan. Beyond doubt, our prospects for future cooperation are very broad.\u201d
\nPakistan suffers from chronic water shortages. In addition to residential water, the country devotes almost three-quarters of its water supply to cultivating its water-intensive crops: approximately 23 percent for wheat, 21 percent for rice, 19 percent for sugar cane, and 14 percent for cotton especially, which supports Pakistan\u2019s pillar textile industry, requires a large amount of water to maintain its long growth cycle as a water-loving crop.
\nIn the meantime, northern metropolis Tianjin is a resource-based water-scarce city, where has focused on promoting green manufacturing and forming a water-saving model for the entire industry chain from water sources to processes to products in past few years.
\nThis bilateral cooperation focuses on long-term development to gradually transfer the mature management experience of \u201ctridimensional water management\u201d of agricultural water conservation, safe drinking water for farmers, and rural sewage treatment to Belt and Road partners including Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The first batch of equipment for the Million Acres of green Pakistan Smart Farm Project participated by Chinese water-saving industry leader, Tianjin Dayu Irrigation Group, has been packed and delivered, Gwadar Pro reported on Tuesday. The batch of intelligent water and fertilizer integrated irrigation equipment covering a farmland area of 2,000 hectares will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-388432","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n