“China is one of Pakistan’s closest friends, and the two countries are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations. Pakistan looks forward to welcoming President Xi Jinping as the most honored guest to mark these celebrations. Pakistani farmers, agri-houses, experts, and… pic.twitter.com/fCUhRJxeOC
— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) January 19, 2026
Key Highlights
- 78 MoUs signed worth $4.5 billion between Pakistani and Chinese private companies.
- Agreements include 37 business-to-business investment deals, 24 joint ventures, and 14 partnership pacts.
- Cooperation targets 10 priority sub-sectors: agri-chemicals and inputs; agri-machinery; food processing and value addition; meat and poultry; dairy products; fruits and vegetables; animal feed; fisheries and aquaculture; cold chain systems; and food-grade packaging.
- Specific areas cover seed technology, heat-treated beef and offal exports, cheese production, UHT buffalo and camel milk, poultry machinery, renewable irrigation, mango pulp and tea value addition, rice processing, and citrus-mango variety exchanges.
- Dedicated units to be set up in the ministry and Pakistan Embassy in Beijing for MoU follow-up and implementation.
- Pakistan aims to double agricultural exports from current $8 billion over the next three years.
- Conference featured 116 Chinese and 165 Pakistani companies for direct matchmaking and investment facilitation.
The minister highlighted that the event focused on targeted private-sector engagement rather than broad consultations, aligning with national goals for agricultural modernisation and export-led growth. Pakistan has already signed a protocol for milk products with China and plans over 25 sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) export protocols in 2026, alongside a new seed policy and national agricultural biotechnology framework.
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