Two months
ago, in March 2015, Australia and Pakistan agreed to explore ways to deepen
ties. The relationship between Australia and Pakistan has been strong for
decades, and the two countries continue to keep dialogues open.
The annual
bilateral discussions were held in Australia in March to continue engagements
on a wide range of matters of mutual interest. The Pakistan delegation
discussed points of interest will include sports, agriculture, economic growth,
trade, border protection, business, and education. The possible twinning of the
cities of Canberra, the capital of Australia, and Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, were also on the agenda (i.e. called twin towns
or sister cities).
Sister
City relationships are twinning arrangements that build friendships as well as
government, business, culture, and community linkages. Canberra currently has international
Sister City relationships with Beijing in China and Nara in Japan.
One
example of existing ties includes the dairy sector. Pakistan is the fourth
largest milk producer in the world (dairy cows is the largest livestock sector
in Pakistan). Suppy over the past 25 years has increased by more than 5% and
demand is expected to treble by 2020. This means that milk production needs to
be faster and more efficient. The government of Pakistan aims to improve the
profitability of smallholder farmers who produce over 80% of the milk supply by
increasing the level and quality of production, streamlining marketing, and
increasing milk production per cow.
About 70%
of households with milk cows have herds of less than five animals, while 20%
have 5-10 animals, and 10% have more than ten cows. Typically rural farmers in
Pakistan have production levels of 500-1200 kg per annum, with production limited
by poor nutrition. Australian experts – and Australian cows – have been readily
accepted, through milk production research and the importation of cows.
Australian Center for International Agricultural
Research www.aciar.gov.au
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