Chinese red chili contract farming opens vistas for development in Pakistan's agriculture sector

STORY: Chinese red chili contract farming opens vistas for development in Pakistan's agriculture sector DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pakistani farmers and laborers 2. STANDUP (English): MISBAH SABA MALIK, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): MARYAM BIBI, Local farmer 4. various of Chinese red chilies 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XI JIANLONG, Chinese manager from CMEC at Pakistan-China red chili contract farming 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RAO SHAHAB, Local landowner STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MISBAH SABA MALIK, Xinhua reporter "Here is a Chinese chili, and right now I'm in Pakistan's east Punjab province where the harvest of chili has been started, and the farmers are eyeing to complete it before the start of monsoon season." This year, Pakistani farmers and laborers are happy to get a bumper harvest of Chinese red chilies and expect to get good profits as the yield is double that of other varieties of pepper available in Pakistan.