Enhanced Pak-China B2B irrigation cooperation is needed: Chinese experts
Government of Punjab has worked with World Bank to subsidise small-scale farmers to install sprinklers and drip irrigation systems
May 10, 2021
BEIJING: Irrigation solutions promoted by a Chinese company have proved a success in demonstration zones in Pakistan. But a lack of investments has made it hard to popularise the efficient irrigation solutions, said Li Huijuan, senior engineer at National Water-saving Irrigation Engineering and Technology Research Center (Xinjiang) and manager of the International Water-saving Department at Xinjiang Tianye Group.
This view is echoed by Dr Gong Shihong, Deputy-Director of Department of Irrigation and Drainage, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR).
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The ten boxes of children’s books were turned over by KOICA to DepEd-ICO Director Margarita Consolacion C. Ballesteros on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. The KOICA team includes Baek Jiyeon, volunteer program coordinator; Sheena Balinsoy, volunteer program manager; and Ronnie Runtal, a staff member.
The DepEd said the donated books will benefit students of Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-RIzal-Quezon) Last-Mile Schools.
“Before their delivery to Calabarzon Last-Mile Schools, samples of the books will be reviewed by the Bureau of Curriculum Development (BCD) and Bureau of Learning Resources (BLR) of the Office of the Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction (OUCI) to ensure that the books are consistent with DepEd issued learning materials,” it said in a statement on Saturday, May 8, posted on the agency’s Facebook page.
Experts call for boosting Sino-Pak cooperation in irrigation sector IMF has ranked Pakistan third among countries facing acute water shortage
May 6, 2021
Enhanced Sino-Pak cooperation in irrigation sector is need of the time, China Economic Net (CEN) quoted experts as having said.
The experts noted that the International Monetary Fund, Pakistan has been ranked third among countries facing acute water shortage. The availability of water is only compounded by the conventional and highly wasting way of irrigation. To resolve this issue, Pakistan has tried to export advanced irrigation products and technologies from overseas to empower the agriculture sector, the mainstay of the Pakistani economy.
Published April 29, 2021, 6:08 PM
To share policy innovations and effective partnerships and cooperation models relating to new learning paradigms in the Southeast region, the Department of Education (DepEd) and various key education stakeholders in SEA region virtually met at the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education (SEAMEO) Congress 2021.
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With theme, “Transforming Southeast Asian Education, Science and Culture in the Digital Age,” SEAMEO highlighted the sustainable and social development of education in the region amidst digital transformation during the two-day virtual event on April 28 to 29.
Education Secretary Leonor Briones delivered a message during the ministerial panel on April 29 while Undersecretary Diosdado San Antonio served as a panelist for Parallel Session 2 sub-theme A on Eradicating Barriers of Learning: Coping and Addressing Inequality on April 28.