By Our Correspondent
LAHORE: A high-level delegation headed by Minister for Agriculture & Livestock Punjab, Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani visited the Agricultural Research Institute in Egypt.
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The delegation included Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Usama Khan Leghari, Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, Directors General Agriculture Ch. Abdul Hameed and Naveed Asmat Kahloon, Director Hqs On-Farm Water Management Hafiz Qaiser Yasin, Project Director PESP Dr Muhammad Anjum Ali, progressive farmer Hassan Raza, and Private Secretary to the Minister Muzaffar Ali.
During the visit, the delegation visited the Cotton Research Institute in Egypt and gathered insights about Egypt’s long staple cotton. They were briefed that 19 Pakistani companies are currently importing long staple cotton from Egypt. The delegation inquired about the production technology of Egyptian cotton and inspected the quality of long staple cotton. The participants also discussed Egypt’s cotton export volumes.
On this occasion, both countries reaffirmed their commitment to mutual cooperation in enhancing cotton quality and production. Later, the delegation also visited the FAO office located in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
