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Pakistan, China Seal 79 Agri MoUs Worth $4.5 Billion at Islamabad Conference

Officials created new units to turn commitments into projects through technology transfer and export facilitation.

Overview

  • Federal Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain said the agreements span ten priority areas, from food processing and agri‑technology to livestock, fisheries, cold chains and agricultural inputs.
  • The Ministry of National Food Security and Research set up a special implementation wing, with an agriculture wing planned at Pakistan’s embassy in China to drive follow‑through.
  • Organisers emphasized direct B2B matchmaking and project‑based facilitation to shift cooperation under CPEC’s second phase toward investment‑led outcomes.
  • Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a program to send 1,000 Pakistani agriculture graduates to leading Chinese institutions as part of the sector’s modernization push.
  • Pakistan and China also held talks led by Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Ambassador Jiang Zaidong to expand agricultural trade and advance SPS and export protocols targeted for 2026.