Crop varieties: Food ministry aiding farmers
These new crop varieties were introduced to farmers with provision of quality basic and certified seeds
ISLAMABAD:
The Ministry of National Food Security and Research has developed 63 new crop varieties under different projects during the last five years to enhance the yield of various crops in the country. These new crop varieties were introduced to farmers with provision of quality basic and certified seeds through public sector organisations like the Punjab Seed Corporation. Highlighting the achievements, a ministry official on Sunday said Pakistan Agricultural Research Council under the Indigenous Hybrid Seed Production Technology has formulated the technology to develop local hybrids of crops and produced 60 tons of hybrid seeds for distribution to farmers on subsidised rates.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 12th, 2015.
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