Pb Govt Utilizing Resources To Develop Best Cotton Varieties: Additional Secretary Agriculture (Planning) Dr Ghazanfar Ali Khan

Additional Secretary Agriculture (Planning) Dr Ghazanfar Ali Khan has said that the government was striving hard to develop best quality cotton seed varities for getting higher yield.

MULTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Jul, 2018 ) :Additional Secretary Agriculture (Planning) Dr Ghazanfar Ali Khan has said that the government was striving hard to develop best quality cotton seed varities for getting higher yield.

He said this during inspection of different varieties cultivated at Cotton Research Institute here on Saturday. He urged upon cotton scientist to develop varieties which could have potential to bear extremity of weather and immense resistance. The cotton should have best fiber quality. He maintained that the cotton should meet demand of local textile industry.

He also hailed that the liaison between Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture and Research Institute would surely come up with good results.

It would also improve capacity building of the scientists. The additional secretary agriculture also installed plant in line with tree plantation campaign. Director Research Institute Dr Sagheer Ahmed briefed that additional secretary about different varieties. He informed that the research institute had develop a good number of varieties. He however added that work on varieties having immense resistance against climate changes was also in progress.

On this occasion, Vice Chancellor Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of agriculture was also present.