The first batch of equipment for the Million Acres of Green Pakistan Smart Farm Project, in which Tianjin Dayu Irrigation Group, a leader in the Chinese water-saving industry, is involved, was recently packed and delivered.
In addition to providing crucial technical support for the development of smart farms in Pakistan, the batch of intelligent water and fertilizer integrated irrigation equipment spanning 2,000 hectares of farmland will be used for the planting and irrigation of wheat, cotton, tomatoes, corn, and other crops.
The Million Acres of Green Pakistan Smart Farm Project was created in response to and in support of the LIMS (Land Information and Management System) initiative, which was introduced by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on July 7, 2023. The initiative’s goals are to meet the country’s growing population’s food needs, improve agricultural productivity, and promote modern agricultural development through the use of cutting-edge technology and modern irrigation systems.
Pakistan’s main industry is agriculture. The most cutting-edge technologies available will enable us to boost output. It will be very beneficial to our food exports in the future in addition to being self-use. Dayu Group has also made significant progress in other areas, such as rural sewage treatment, early disaster warning, and flood prevention. We intend to work closely with Dayu in a number of areas, stated Pakistan’s Commercial Counselor in China, Ghulam Qadir.
Dayu Group’s senior vice president Cui Jing reaffirmed that Dayu’s projects in Ningxia to ensure farmer drinking water safety and Tianjin’s rural sewage treatment project are of great interest to Pakistani partners. The introduction of these two project types to Pakistan is contingent upon the success of this cooperation. Without a doubt, we have a plethora of opportunities for future collaboration.
Pakistan has a persistent water deficit. Apart from domestic water usage, nearly 75% of the nation’s water resources are allocated to the cultivation of water-intensive crops. Specifically, 23% of the country’s water supply is used for wheat, 21% for rice, 19% for sugar cane, and 14% for cotton. Cotton, being a water-loving crop, is crucial to Pakistan’s textile industry and needs a lot of water to sustain its extended growth cycle.
Meanwhile, Tianjin, a water-scarce metropolis in northern China, has spent the last few years focusing on green manufacturing and developing a water-saving model for the whole industrial chain, from water supplies to processes to products. With a focus on long-term development, this bilateral cooperation aims to progressively impart to Belt and Road countries, including Pakistan, the sophisticated management experience of “tridimensional water management,” which includes agricultural water conservation, safe drinking water for farmers, and rural sewage treatment.
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