Chinese agricultural technology helps with oilseed harvesting in Pakistan
STORY: Chinese agricultural technology helps with oilseed harvesting in Pakistan
SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024
DATELINE: April 26, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:55
LOCATION: Islamabad
CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE
SHOTLIST:
1. various of agriculture in Pakistan
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU XUSHENG, Director, International Business Department of Wuhan Qingfa Hesheng Seed Company
STORYLINE:
Pakistan is an agriculture-centric economy, which depends on imports for approximately 89 percent of its edible oil needs.
Due to the high cost of imported edible oil and scarcity of quality oil seeds in the local market, many villagers had to resort to cheaper but unhealthful alternatives such as mustard oil.
In line with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor cooperation in agriculture, Chinese company Wuhan Qingfa Hesheng Seed Co., Ltd. and Pakistan's Evyol Group signed a memorandum of understanding in 2022 to help Pakistan produce and harvest ample amounts of canola oilseeds.
In Pakistan's eastern Bhakkar district, farmers are increasi
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- ILEA002615960
- Registered date
- 2024/4/26 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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