BEIJING, April 9 (APP): As China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) enters the second phase, an increasing number of advanced Chinese agricultural technologies represented by maize-soybean strip inter cropping are being brought to Pakistan to help improve local people\u2019s livelihood, promoting the friendship in a practical way.<\/p>\n
\u201cAgricultural cooperation is closely linked to people\u2019s livelihood as an ample supply of high-quality meat, eggs, milk, rice and flour, etc. can make Pakistani people healthier. This is the most fundamental way of deepening the friendship because that benefits Pakistani people directly,\u201d said maize-soybean strip inter cropping study leader Professor Yang Wenyu of China\u2019s Sichuan Agricultural University on Friday.<\/p>\n
Maize-soybean strip inter cropping technology, widely recognized by farmers, governments, scientific research institutions and enterprises in Pakistan, is flourishing across the country this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Pakistan, a great number of people depend on animal husbandry for their livelihood. Soybean, the premier protein choice for livestock, poultry and aquaculture production globally, is rarely planted in Pakistan while the demand for soybeans keeps rising. Pakistan is China\u2019s brotherly friend so we started to help Pakistan revitalize soybean production,\u201d Yang told China Economic Net.<\/p>\n
He is providing generous support for this technology\u2019s development in Pakistan both technically and financially.<\/p>\n
Maize-soybean strip inter cropping technology fits Pakistan\u2019s conditions to a tee. \u201cInter cropping doesn\u2019t occupy extra land. Moreover, Pakistan\u2019s high temperature and strong sunlight make it less likely to succeed in sole cultivation of soybeans. In the inter cropping system, maize can shade and cool soybeans to realize high yields,\u201d Yang analyzed the success of applying this technology to Pakistan.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo further boost soybean production, Chinese seeds, machinery and herbicides related to this technology are going to arrive in Pakistan soon,\u201d Yang added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BEIJING, April 9 (APP): As China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) enters the second phase, an increasing number of advanced Chinese agricultural technologies represented by maize-soybean strip inter cropping are being brought to Pakistan to help improve local people\u2019s livelihood, promoting the friendship in a practical way. […]<\/p>\n
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