Prime Minister Imran Khan solicits Chinese Agriculture Advancement for Agricultural Sector
Prime Minister Imran Khan said Pakistan can greatly benefit from Chinese advancement and innovative experience in the area of agriculture to boost its yield. In conversation with Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, PM spoke that the Agriculture sector is a major contributor of GDP and provides 50% of the national labour force. Khusro Bakhtiar, who previously served as the Planning Minister took charge of the Ministry of food security. Prime Minister praised the Bakhtiar's services in fast-tracking progress on CPEC projects.
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday said the government would benefit from the expertise of China in field of agriculture by introducing technology and innovation to increase productivity.
In a meeting with Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar here at the PM Office, the prime minister said agriculture was a major contributor in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with fifty percent of national workforce affiliated with this sector.
Khusro Bakhtiar took oath of his new portfolio on Tuesday, after his earlier Ministry of Planning and Reforms was handed over to Member National Assembly Asad Umar.
The prime minister lauded the services of Khusro Bakhtiar as planning minister in expediting the implementation of the projects under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
He said Khusro Bakhtiar was given new responsibilities since the second phase of CPEC covered important areas including agriculture besides poverty alleviation, industry, energy and communications.
Imran Khan expressed confidence that the minister would converge his energies on bringing improvement in the field of agriculture.
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