Joint venture: US expertise sought for conserving crops
PARC praises US role in improving agriculture in Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD:
Member Plant Sciences, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and member of American Institute of Physics, Dr Shahid Masood, has said that PARC acknowledges the role of the United States and USAID in the improvement of agriculture in Pakistan.
“Joint efforts are needed to promote conservation of cotton, wheat and other cropping systems, so that the issue of late planting and residue burning could be solved,” said Masood.
He was speaking at the inaugural of a two-day training session on “Conservation of Agriculture Planter (Multi-Crop Bed Planter)” at the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), said a press release issued by PARC.
The training was jointly organised by the International Centre on Maize and Wheat Research (CIMMYT) and PARC under the Agricultural Innovation Programme – a USAID-funded project.
He said service providers and the private sector should also be involved in the promotion of these activities.
NARC Director General Dr Muhammad Azeem Khan appreciated the role of CIMMYT for the promotion and conservation of agriculture in the country.
He highlighted the efforts of PARC in activities such as fabrication of zero tillage drill and wheat straw chopper that also contributed to the promotion and conservation of agriculture.
CIMMYT cropping system agronomist Dr Imtiaz Hussain informed the participants that multi-crop bed planters had been provided to national partners such as agriculture research, agriculture extension and seed companies for testing and demonstration.
This multi-crop planter can be used for planting different crops such as cotton, maize, pulses, soybean and wheat on raised beds.
In the two days of training, 24 trainees including agronomists, agriculture engineers, farm managers and operators from all provinces would be trained in the use of bed planters.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 5th, 2014.
Member Plant Sciences, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and member of American Institute of Physics, Dr Shahid Masood, has said that PARC acknowledges the role of the United States and USAID in the improvement of agriculture in Pakistan.
“Joint efforts are needed to promote conservation of cotton, wheat and other cropping systems, so that the issue of late planting and residue burning could be solved,” said Masood.
He was speaking at the inaugural of a two-day training session on “Conservation of Agriculture Planter (Multi-Crop Bed Planter)” at the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), said a press release issued by PARC.
The training was jointly organised by the International Centre on Maize and Wheat Research (CIMMYT) and PARC under the Agricultural Innovation Programme – a USAID-funded project.
He said service providers and the private sector should also be involved in the promotion of these activities.
NARC Director General Dr Muhammad Azeem Khan appreciated the role of CIMMYT for the promotion and conservation of agriculture in the country.
He highlighted the efforts of PARC in activities such as fabrication of zero tillage drill and wheat straw chopper that also contributed to the promotion and conservation of agriculture.
CIMMYT cropping system agronomist Dr Imtiaz Hussain informed the participants that multi-crop bed planters had been provided to national partners such as agriculture research, agriculture extension and seed companies for testing and demonstration.
This multi-crop planter can be used for planting different crops such as cotton, maize, pulses, soybean and wheat on raised beds.
In the two days of training, 24 trainees including agronomists, agriculture engineers, farm managers and operators from all provinces would be trained in the use of bed planters.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 5th, 2014.