Pakistan, Egypt agree to boost agricultural cooperation, focus on cotton

Pakistan and Egypt have agreed to boost agricultural cooperation, with a particular focus on improving cotton productivity and quality in Pakistan. The understanding was reached during a meeting between Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain and Egyptian Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Ihab Mohamed Abdelhamid Hassan in Islamabad.

The two sides discussed cooperation in various areas, including water-efficient irrigation, seed development, biotechnology, climate-smart agriculture, mechanisation, livestock, horticulture, and agricultural research. Both countries expressed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and identified concrete areas of cooperation aimed at delivering practical benefits for farmers, agricultural productivity, and food security in both nations.

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