ISLAMABAD
\nPakistan highlighted China\u2019s agricultural development models on the international stage during a high-level meeting between Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research Rana Tanveer Hussain and FAO Director-General Dr. Qu Dongyu at FAO Headquarters in Rome.
\nAccording to an official statement, during the \u201chour-long substantive bilateral discussion,\u201d the Minister expressed satisfaction over his participation in the 179th FAO Council and praised the \u201ctrajectory of excellent bilateral cooperation with FAO,\u201d Gwadar Pro reported. Hussain \u201chighlighted challenges and opportunities emerging from climate change\u201d and emphasized the need for \u201cclimate-resilient practices in agricultural productivity, water management, seeds, cutting-edge infrastructure, and strengthened research and innovation.\u201d
\nA central theme of the meeting was Pakistan\u2019s commitment to learning from Chinese agricultural innovations.
\nThe Minister \u201cwelcomed deeper FAO technical support and expressed interest in learning from successful models, particularly China, in precision agriculture, intercropping, cooperative farming, geographical indication (GI) products, digital farm management, and food safety standardization.\u201d
\nChina\u2019s advances in digital agriculture, cooperative farming frameworks, and food safety standardization have positioned it as a global trendsetter\u2014capabilities Pakistan aims to adopt as it accelerates agricultural modernization. Dr. Qu Dongyu \u201cconveyed commitment for close cooperation in \u2018Development Research\u2019 as means to a long-term strategy to mitigate challenges\u201d and encouraged Pakistan to prioritize \u201chigh-impact investments over short-term spending.\u201d
\nThe Minister thanked FAO for its support, noting Pakistan\u2019s intention to \u201cprioritize transformative projects that deliver lasting benefits to farmers and rural communities.\u201d The two sides also \u201cdiscussed best practices in smallholder farming, local food systems, and green rural development,\u201d agreeing that \u201ctargeted investment in research\u2026 may significantly boost farmer incomes and food security.\u201d
\nThe meeting in Rome came shortly after Pakistan initiated a major restructuring of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) in early November under a Strategic Reform and Cooperation Plan developed with China\u2019s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).
\nThe reform agenda aims to transform PARC into a modern, innovation-driven institution through the establishment of Technology Transfer Units (TTUs), a National Agricultural Technology Transfer Center, and regional demonstration hubs. These steps are designed to accelerate the adoption of Chinese agricultural technologies, ensuring that scientific research translates into tangible productivity gains and value addition for farmers across Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Pakistan highlighted China\u2019s agricultural development models on the international stage during a high-level meeting between Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research Rana Tanveer Hussain and FAO Director-General Dr. Qu Dongyu at FAO Headquarters in Rome. According to an official statement, during the \u201chour-long substantive bilateral discussion,\u201d the Minister expressed satisfaction over his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-518436","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"\n