ISLAMABAD: Prime Mi­­n­is­ter Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated the government’s determination to transform the country’s agriculture sector on modern lines, emphasising that the sustainable development of this key sector of the economy is inevitable.

Speaking at a ceremony here on Wednesday to send off the first batch of 300 agricultural graduates on capacity-building visit to China the prime minister said that the government has allocated Rs3 billion for training of 1,000 young agricultural graduates to abreast themselves with modern scientific and technological advancements made by China in the agriculture sector.

Today, it is an important day for agriculture with young graduates leaving for China to learn from experiences in various spheres of agriculture sector, which would be beneficial for increasing agricultural production.

The prime minister recalled his last visit to China and said he was........

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