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Minister for producing quality cotton seeds
Laments crop has suffered immensely from climate change, substandard seeds
APP
July 14, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
There is a need to develop high-quality cotton seeds to boost output of the crop in the country, said Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Cotton Productivity Enhancement Programme on Tuesday, the minister said that cotton crop had suffered a lot in recent years due to climate change and use of substandard seeds.
“Production of the crop has declined from over 12 million bales about a decade ago to only around 7 million bales at present,” he said. “Cotton Leaf Curl Virus has a damaging effect on the crop.”
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Daily Times
July 5, 2021
During the farmers’ convention organized by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the stalls set up by the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council for exhibition. Products and other items manufactured by PARC were displayed in the exhibition. On the occasion, the Prime Minister lauded the role of PARC in the agricultural sector. Chairman Pakistan Agricultural Research Council Dr Azeem Khan while briefing the Prime Minister said that no attention was paid to remote and undeveloped areas before today. PARC came to the forefront, started the work to carry out value addition of products from all the remote areas including Gilgit-Baltistan, ex-FATA, Tharparkar and others. Dr. Azeem Khan told the Prime Minister that Pakistan imports at approximately 590 million U.S dollar worth of tea annually while there is no competition for herbal teas from different parts of the country including thyme, olive, rosemary and