BEIJING: One hundred Pakistani agriculture graduates have accomplished a six-month specialised coaching programme in crop breeding and genomics in China below Batch II of the Prime Minister’s Initiative for Capacity Building of 1,000 Agricultural Graduates.
A certificate-awarding ceremony was held on the Southwest University of Science and Technology in Mianyang, situated in China’s Sichuan Province, marking the formal conclusion of the programme, in line with Gwadar Pro.
The graduates arrived in China in July 2025 as a part of the second batch of the government-backed initiative, which goals to reinforce Pakistan’s agricultural analysis, innovation, and productiveness by superior worldwide coaching.
Officials mentioned the programme centered on trendy crop enchancment strategies and climate-resilient farming methods to assist deal with meals safety challenges in Pakistan.
During the six-month course, individuals obtained hands-on coaching in precision agriculture, use of superior sensors, genome-editing applied sciences together with CRISPR-Cas9, molecular breeding, good agriculture techniques, automation, and purposes of huge knowledge and synthetic intelligence in crop growth.
Speaking on the ceremony, Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi congratulated the graduates and acknowledged the position of the host college in delivering the programme. He urged the individuals to use their newly acquired abilities to enhance agricultural productiveness and innovation upon returning to Pakistan.
The ambassador highlighted agriculture as a crucial pillar of Pakistan’s economic system and careworn the significance of nearer collaboration between Pakistan and China to strengthen meals safety by shared experience and know-how.
One of the graduates, Muhammad Hamid Khan, described the coaching as a beneficial skilled expertise, saying it enhanced his technical information and motivated him to contribute extra successfully to Pakistan’s agricultural sector.
The Prime Minister’s Initiative for Capacity Building of 1,000 Agricultural Graduates is being applied in a number of phases throughout a number of Chinese universities. While Batch II accomplished its coaching on the Southwest University of Science and Technology, different batches are present process or have accomplished related programmes in totally different areas of China.
The initiative is collectively applied by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, the Higher Education Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Pakistan’s Embassy in Beijing, in collaboration with Chinese associate establishments, with the goal of modernising Pakistan’s agriculture sector by abilities growth and know-how switch.