The interview panel was also attended by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Honorary Chairman of Pak-China biohealth cooperation project, Ex-Chairman of Pakistan Science Foundation, and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lahore, and several other renowned Pakistani professors, business leaders, and Ph.D. students studying in China.

Subsequently, Silk Road Biohealth Agricultural Industry Alliance and China-Pakistan Agricultural Biological Resources Research Center were formed in a bid to provide safe and green biohealth agricultural produce.

The recent third International Symposium on the Belt and Road Bio-Health draws the participation of 54 Pakistani scientists.

“The agriculture sector in Pakistan faces major challenges like depleting water resources, lack of technology and innovation, and low quality of seeds. Therefore, biohealth agriculture practices should be promoted, as they will not only support Pakistan’s food security, but also help export to China and other countries”, analyzed Naheeda Begum, Botany Ph.D. in Northwest A&F University and currently a post-doctoral candidate of Nanjing Agriculture University.

In the universities of Lahore, Faisalabad, and Bahauddin Zakariya, demonstration sites have been established. An assortment of food, such as maize, wheat, chili, carrot, and spinach are under research. Nano and earthworm fertilizers have been introduced. For example, new wheat varieties that combine Chinese and Pakistani germplasms and have the potential to increase the yield by 2.7% per annum have accounted for 3% of the total in Punjab.

For now, three Pakistani students are committed to their construction. “In the near future, more Chinese and Pakistani students will be involved”, said Professor Zhang. “The flourishing of the biohealth agriculture also requires the participation of more enterprises”.