Chinese delegation explores Punjab’s vast agriculture investment opportunities

Gwadar Pro

Lahore: A 20-member high-level Chinese delegation, led by Yuan Jianmin and accompanied by Director General Green Pakistan Initiative Major General Shahid Nazir (retd), visited Agriculture House in Lahore on Friday to explore Punjab’s agriculture sector and evaluate investment opportunities.

Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani chaired the meeting, attended by Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Usama Khan Leghari and Punjab Agriculture Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo. The delegation was briefed on the province’s immense agricultural potential and areas ripe for investment.

Minister Kirmani informed the Chinese experts that Punjab’s cultivable land covers 29.65 million acres, accounting for nearly 70 percent of Pakistan’s total agricultural output. He stressed that Punjab offered vast opportunities for investment in quality seed production, fertilizers, drone technology, high-efficiency irrigation systems, and modern farm machinery.

Highlighting the government’s focus on agricultural modernization, he said the Punjab Agriculture Department, in collaboration with the Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI), was actively working to transform the sector.

Agriculture Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo praised China as a global leader in agricultural technology and emphasized that Punjab, as Pakistan’s food basket, stood to gain significantly from Chinese cooperation in farm mechanization and advanced cultivation techniques.

Director General GPI Shahid Nazir said the visiting Chinese companies possessed complete technological solutions “from sowing to harvesting” and were determined to introduce them in Pakistan. “China’s entry into Punjab’s agriculture can unlock a new era of productivity, efficiency, and sustainability,” he remarked.