Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD,: A cohort of around 300 agricultural graduates has left for China on Wednesday to participate in three-month advanced level training on agriculture and livestock technologies. It is the first batch under Prime Minister’s Initiative for Capacity Building of 1000 Agricultural Graduates in China, launched by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.
The programme envisages to train young Pakistani agricultural graduates at top Chinese institutions having expertise in key areas of agriculture, fisheries and livestock technology. The first cohort of 300 graduates will attend training course at North West Agriculture & Forestry University and Yangling Vocational and Technical College, which are highly ranked institutions in disciplines of Agriculture, Food Technology and Veterinary Sciences.
Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reforms Mr. Ahsan Iqbal and senior officials from Federal Ministery for National Food Security and Research and HEC, including Adviser (Scholarships) HEC Muhammad Raza Chohan, attended the departure ceremony held at Islamabad International Airport.
