Representatives from Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) recently visited the Cold and Arid Agricultural Science and Technology Courtyard located in Jingtai, Gansu Province. During the visit, both sides agreed to collaborate on research focusing on new germplasms suitable for saline-alkali soils and technologies relevant to dryland farming. This joint initiative aims to improve regional agricultural sustainability.
The visit facilitated exchanges between Chinese and Pakistani agricultural experts, particularly on managing saline-alkali lands and advancing dryland agriculture. As part of the collaboration, a China-Pakistan dryland agricultural science and technology platform will soon be set up, leveraging China’s science and technology innovation tools such as the “Haizhi Workstation.”
In 2024, Jingtai County was designated as Gansu Province’s only national pilot area for the integrated management and use of saline-alkali farmland. Currently, techniques such as subsurface drainage for salt reduction, soil enhancement with microbial agents, and integrated water and nutrient management are being implemented across 23,000 mu of demonstration fields.
Given their similar environmental, ecological, and climatic conditions, agricultural cooperation between Gansu and Pakistan has rapidly expanded in recent years. Key areas of collaboration include developing new dryland crop varieties suited to cold climates, improving cultivation techniques, enhancing plant nutrition, and promoting advanced agricultural machinery.
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