Crop evolution: New research centres being established

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research is establishing new research centres in different parts of the country in an effort to evolve new crop varieties with high yields and good quality. The scientific research centres’ will be costing a total of Rs170 million and will include a Horticulture Research Institute in Balochistan and an animal quarantine station at Gwadar. The other projects are horticultural units, for nursery fruit plant and vegetable seed certification system in Pakistan and establishment of livestock research institute in Turbat. Official sources said the government of Sindh has also approved to establish five new research centres and institutes in the research wing of agriculture department. According to the sources at present five scientific research centres are functioning in the Sindh province.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 8^th, 2014.

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