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Pak-China Snail Industry Alliance to Unleash Export Potential
Last Updated: 2023-11-03 09:27 | Gwadar Pro
By Saira Iqbal
Nanjing, Nov 3(Gwadar Pro) - "Leveraging China's expertise in snail farming techniques, technology transfer, and market access, Pakistan can develop the snail industry to tap into the international market, particularly in Europe and other developed regions," said Jin Jingqi, Vice President of Jiangsu Design Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Special Expert for Rural Revitalization in Jiangsu Province.
In recent years, driven by the rural revitalization strategy, China's snail industry has been rapidly growing. Chinese white jade snail, a natural variation of Achatina fulica found by Chinese researchers in the 1980s, is a superior variety compared to other snail species worldwide. It features clean white flesh and higher nutritional content. The snails have multiple values, including their shell rich in calcium for toothpaste production, delicious and protein-rich snail meat, snail mucus for cosmetics, and snail enzymes with medical value for tissue repair.
“Snail farming can be carried out through ecological farming, where snails coexist with existing crops in the field. Snails can provide organic fertilizer and promote crop yield, while farm waste, including leftover leaves and fruits, can be snail feeds.” Jin Jingqi introduced. According to his experience, ecological snail farming can increase an average output of USD10,000 per acre per year. Another farming form, industrial farming, requires more complicated management and larger space for constructing multi-level breeding sheds, with an expected annual output of USD500,000 per acre. However, ecologically farmed snails generally have better quality."
Global demand for snails in 2023 presents a gap of about 1 billion tons, with developed countries such as Europe, America, Japan, and South Korea being major consumers. Those developed countries are limited in snail production due to their higher cost of labor, land and feed. We aim to build a complete international snail industry chain to meet both domestic and international market demands. As a developing country with favorable international trade channels and a strong agricultural sector, Pakistan can be a crucial part of the chain." Jin Jingqi said.
During the China-Pakistan Technical Cooperation and Promotion Exchange Conference held on Monday, Jin Jingqi delivered a report on the whole international industry chain of the snail industry, introducing the progress of snail industry in China and its potential in the international market, which interested Pakistani government officials and businesses.
"Pak-China cooperation in snail industry is very doable. The embassy will also support Jin Jingqi by providing potential partners for undertaking this project in Pakistan," said Khan Muhammad Wazir, Science Counselor of the Pakistani Embassy in China.
To drive the China-Pakistan snail industry cooperation and unlock its economic potential, Jin Jingqi emphasizes the importance of technology transfer, recommending technical personnel training, establishment of processing assembly lines and launching pilot projects for industrial snail farming in Pakistan. By integrating the snail industry into its existing agricultural framework, Pakistan can create substantial economic value and position itself as a reliable player in the global snail industry chain.
This article originally appeared on Gwadar Pro.
（Editor:Wang Su）
巴中蜗牛产业联盟释放出口潜力
作者 Saira Iqbal |瓜达尔专业 2023 年 11 月 2 日
中新社南京11月2日电 中科院设计院江苏分院副院长、江苏省乡村振兴特聘专家金敬启表示：“利用中国在蜗牛养殖技术、技术转让和市场准入方面的专业知识，巴基斯坦可以发展蜗牛产业，以开拓国际市场，特别是在欧洲和其他发达地区。
近年来，在乡村振兴战略的推动下，我国蜗牛产业发展迅速。中华白玉蜗牛是中国研究人员在80年附近发现的 Achatina fulica 的自然变种，与世界上其他蜗牛物种相比，它是一种优越的品种。它的特点是干净的白色果肉和更高的营养成分。蜗牛具有多种价值，包括用于牙膏生产的富含钙的外壳、美味且富含蛋白质的蜗牛肉、用于化妆品的蜗牛粘液以及用于组织修复的具有医疗价值的蜗牛酶。
“蜗牛养殖可以通过生态农业进行，蜗牛与田间现有作物共存。蜗牛可以提供有机肥料并提高作物产量，而农场废物，包括剩余的叶子和果实，可以作为蜗牛饲料。金敬启介绍道。根据他的经验，生态蜗牛养殖每年平均每英亩可增加10,000元人民币。另一种耕作形式是工业化养殖，需要更复杂的管理和更大的空间来建造多层养殖棚，预计每英亩年产量为为50万元人民币。然而，生态养殖的蜗牛通常质量更好。
2023年全球蜗牛需求缺口约10亿吨，欧美、日韩等发达国家是主要消费国。这些发达国家由于劳动力、土地和饲料成本较高，蜗牛产量有限。我们的目标是建立一个完整的国际蜗牛产业链，以满足国内外市场的需求。作为一个拥有良好国际贸易渠道和强大农业部门的发展中国家，巴基斯坦可以成为供应链的重要组成部分。“金敬启说。
在周一举行的中巴技术合作与促进交流会上，金敬启作了关于蜗牛产业国际全产业链的报告，介绍了中国蜗牛产业的进展及其在国际市场上的潜力，引起了巴基斯坦政府官员和企业的兴趣。
“巴中在蜗牛产业方面的合作是非常可行的。巴基斯坦驻华大使馆还将通过提供潜在的合作伙伴来支持金敬启在巴基斯坦开展该项目，“巴基斯坦驻华大使馆科学参赞汗·穆罕默德·瓦齐尔说。
为推动中巴蜗牛产业合作，释放其经济潜力，金敬启强调技术转让的重要性，建议在巴基斯坦开展技术人才培训、建立加工流水线、启动工业化蜗牛养殖试点等。通过将蜗牛产业纳入其现有的农业框架，巴基斯坦可以创造巨大的经济价值，并将自己定位为全球蜗牛产业链中的可靠参与者。
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