China, Pakistan, and other Belt and Road countries collaborate to propel potato industry forward

Eleven countries affiliated with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), including China and Pakistan, have come together with international universities, corporations, and organisations to inaugurate a global network focused on the potato industry. The initiative, unveiled recently at a forum at Southwest University in China, aims to catalyze the potato sector. According to an UrduPoint news story, the initiative was spearheaded by Southwest University. It envisions the Belt and Road potato network as a means to amplify the quality and efficiency of the potato industry in BRI nations. This will be achieved through a multi-faceted collaboration comprising academic exchange, joint research, and technology transfer, as shared by Prof. Lyu Dianqiu, Dean of the Agronomy and Biotechnology College at Southwest University in an interview with China Economic Net (CEN). Prof. Lyu specified that an innovative institute will function as a catalyst, promoting research and fostering developments ...