Pakistan plans to deploying AI in agriculture sector: Ambassador Hashmi

BEIJING, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Mar, 2026) Pakistan Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi on Thursday said China and Pakistan were working on establishing a joint laboratory on smart and digital agriculture.

In response to a question about Pakistan’s plans to enhance agricultural artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation with China during the ongoing Two Sessions, he told CEN that Pakistan is looking forward to deploying AI in the agricultural sector, primarily to boost productivity in crops, livestock, fruits and vegetables, and even in improving cold chain logistics.

In January 2026, the Pakistan-China B2B Agriculture Investment Conference resulted in nearly 80 Memorandum of Understandings and agreements worth US $ 4.5 billion between the two countries’ companies, the Ambassador mentioned.

“We are working not only on the educational side, but also on the research and development side, as well as the commercialization and business side of agriculture,” he noted.

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