UmerKot, Pakistan is an agricultural country, which is mostly dependent on the agricultural sector, despite being an agricultural country

By Aijaz Mughal
UmerKot, Pakistan is an agricultural country, which is mostly dependent on the agricultural sector, despite being an agricultural country, Pakistan imports pulses every year by paying a huge amount of foreign exchange, which is about 8 billion dollars.
These views were expressed by Chairman Pakistan Agricultural Research Council Islamabad Ghulam Muhammad Ali while addressing an awareness seminar under the Agricultural Research Council (AZRC) Umerkot at Royal Marriage Hall kunri.
In the seminar, inventor and project director of moong dal variety Sona Moong, Dr. Muhammad Mansoor Joya, Public Relations Officer (PARC) Islamabad Noman Mustafa, Senior Scientific Officer and Senior Director Azizullah Shah, Dr. Muhammad Siddique Dipper and progressive farmers including Mian Muhammad Saleem. Humayun Sattar, Yasin Memon, Abbas Rind and Ghulam Sarwar Dars, leader of the Abadgar Board, among others participated in large numbers.
Chairman (PARC) Ghulam Muhammad Ali said in his address that increasing the production of pulses is very important to improve the nutritional needs of the growing population of the country, for which the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council has played its key role to help the farmers get better production. doing,
In his speech, Dr. Muhammad Mansoor Joya, the inventor of Sona Mog, said that the new varieties are more productive and have immunity against the attacks of insects and diseases.
Senior Director Azizullah Shah said that Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, which has a big name at the national level, plays a key role in adapting agriculture to modern requirements.
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council is engaged in research at the national and international level and is playing an important role in introducing new varieties of different crops. which has signed agreements with research institutes of 40 countries,
On this occasion, 50 bags of seeds of Moong dal, a variety of groundnut, were distributed among the farmers who participated in the seminar. While Dr. Muhammad Siddique Dipper thanked the guests and progressive settlers for their arrival.