Agri Experts Emphasize Need Of Joint MoU For Growth Of Certified Seeds
Faizan Hashmi Published March 06, 2023 | 08:01 PM
The Experts emphasized a joint MoU among agricultural institutions and the local and Chinese private sectors for the growth of certified seeds and new seed commodities in Sindh and demanded to increase in the research budget for the development of agriculture
HYDERABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Mar, 2023 ):The Experts emphasized a joint MoU among agricultural institutions and the local and Chinese private sectors for the growth of certified seeds and new seed commodities in Sindh and demanded to increase in the research budget for the development of agriculture.
To access the demand for pure seeds, the experts also suggested that apart from government institutions experimental fields may be set up on farmers' lands.
This was stated at a "First Farmers Field Day" which was organized by the Seed Production and Development Center (SPDC) of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Agriculture Research Sindh and UBL, on Sunday.
Addressing the occasion, Vice Chancellor Dr Fateh Marri said during independence in 1947, war conditions in 1971 and economic problems in the present era, agriculture is the only sector due to which we are dealing with food and economic crisis, although, in terms of production per acre, we are still far behind the developing countries, while there is a need to increase the budget for agricultural research by 20%, to get positive results, "We along with the provincial agriculture department and its subsidiaries are producing seeds of wheat and other crops in Sakrand, Setharja, Mirpurkhas and Kotdiji and started joint research work in this regard," he added.
Director General, Agriculture Research Sindh (ARS) Noor Muhammad Baloch said 13 new varieties have been introduced by ARI, while our institution, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture (NIA), SAU and Sindh Seed Corporation are also working with the private sector for seed expansion.
He said even now we are suffering from more than 40% seed deficiency in wheat alone, so the non-standardization of seed, fertilizer and agricultural pesticides coming from other areas is harming the agriculture of Sindh.
Ashfaq Ahmed Memon, former secretary and assistant to the chief minister for irrigation said 70% of the population of farmers in Sindh is illiterate, which the agriculture of the province is still running according to the traditional system, so technology is not available to the farmers, while the knowledge system should be made more efficient to transfer the knowledge of agricultural development.
Mr Lucas, the head of China's private seed company in Pakistan, said the biggest damage was done to agriculture, including people's homes, due to floods in Sindh, China wants to restore agriculture in Pakistan and especially in Sindh, but we are starting work on hybrid rice seeds and will work with Sindh Agriculture University and other agricultural departments and the private sector to develop the pure seeds.
Progressive Farmer Muhammad Nawaz Nizamani offered to give his land in Tandojam, Tando Muhammad Khan, Golarchi or at Sujawal to Sindh Agriculture University, Chinese Seed Company and research institutions as an experimental field for seed expansion and hybrid seed.
On this occasion, Director of Seed Production and Development Center, Dr. Zahoor Hussain Soomro, gave a briefing regarding the current situation of seeds in Sindh, the production of wheat rust-free seeds, demand, research and expansion of commodities.
Dr Mujahid Leghari, Chairman HPFC, Dr Shahnawaz Marri, Dr Muhammad Ismail Kambhar and others also spoke.
During the ceremony, Dean Dr Ghiyasuddin Shah Rashidi, Dean Dr Manzoor Ali Abro, Directors of Agricultural Research, Agricultural Extension, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture and heads of various departments, representatives of private seed companies, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, progressive farmers and a large number of officials, teachers and students were present.
After the ceremony, all the participants visited the seed field of the University and also inaugurated the laboratory established in the field.
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