pk-china-user By Shafqat Ali
Pakistan and China have strengthened cooperation in academia and agriculture after The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Urban Agriculture under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). The agreement aims to enhance collaboration in sustainable and urban agriculture, according to an announcement issued by IUB on Tuesday.
The MoU was signed in Chengdu by Dr. Muhammad Shahzad from IUB’s Department of Agricultural Extension Education and Prof. Zhang Dequan, Director of the Institute of Urban Agriculture at CAAS, the university stated.
Under the agreement, both sides will pursue joint research initiatives and project development in areas including agronomy, plant breeding, horticulture, soil science, agricultural extension, food science and technology, ecology, environmental sciences, and intercropping.
