Pakistan hopes to cut soybean import bill by 50pc in next five years

ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (APP): Pakistan hopes to cut its soybean import bill by up to 50 percent within the next five years as local scientists develop new heat-tolerant, climate-smart soybean varieties capable of thriving in Punjab’s hot conditions. With commercial-scale cultivation of these high-yield varieties, the country aims to achieve local production of up to…