Heat tolerant cotton, wheat varieties: Xinjiang agriculture varsity, UAF to work on joint projects

Xinjiang Agriculture University China and University of Agriculture Faisalabad have agreed to work jointly on the projects of heat tolerant cotton and wheat varieties. It was discussed at a meeting of UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Zafar Iqbal Randhawa and Chinese delegation led by Vice Dean Faculty of Agriculture Xinjiang Agriculture University Dr Chen Quanjia. UAF Registrar Muhammad Hussain, Vice Chairman UAF Confucius Institute Dr Ashfaq Ahmad Chatha, Treasurer Tariq Saeed, Director Research Dr Zahir Ahmad Zahir. Director External Linkage Dr Rahseed Ahmad, Plant Breeding and Genetics Chairman Dr Hafeez Sadaqat, Dr Fahad Rasul and Chinese team including Confucius Institute Dean Dr Yang Zhijiang, Dr Geng Hongwie, Dr Sheng Jiafond and others notables attended the meeting.
It was agreed to identify the genes for heat tolerant and breeding of the new verities. Talking to delegation, Dr Zafar Iqbal said that under the Confucius Institute, UAF, as many as 7,000 students had learned the Chinese language.
He added Pakistan-China agriculture ties were being more strengthened that will help address the issue of poverty alleviation and productivity enhancement. He suggested including skilled manpower and technician training section in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor as a move towards prosperity.
He said that Alumni club of China will be established and a grant conference with Chinese counterparts will be held that will improve the agriculture situation and help learn from each other experiences.
Dr Yang said that Confucius Institute UAF is used as its headquarter and universities including Karakoram International University, GC University Lahore, UET Lahore, Government College Women University are teaching Chinese under the headquarter. He said that CI is not a place of language learning but also increases the people-to-people contacts between the both countries and it will help the boost different spectrum including trade, education, and other bilateral relations.