Agriculture
- Pakistan To Face 31% Water Shortage By 2025
Water shortage in Pakistan will increase to 31% of people?s needs by 2025 and this underlines the need for some tangible steps, including water usage charges and building of storages, to cope with the problem. These were the views of speakers at a seminar...
- Pakistan Urged To Tap Global Seedless Citrus Market
Thursday, July-11-2013 Pakistan should promote production of seedless citrus, which are in high demand globally, in a bid to grab the international market where citrus with seeds are discouraged. This issue came up for discussion in a meeting of the board...
- Indian Farmers Are Draining Pakistan?s Waters
FAISALABAD: The Director of the Water Management Research Centre (WMRC) at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), Prof Dr Allah Bakhsh, has expressed deep concern over what he says is the excessive pumping of water by farmers on the Indian side...
- Farmers Can Benefit From Precision Agriculture
June 24, 2013 Farmers in developing countries could take advantage of the emerging field of precision agriculture without needing the expensive technology usually associated with it: This was stated by Speakers at a conclusion of 2-day International Seminar...
- Future Of Agriculture In A Water-scarce World
Water shortfall in the country will surge to 31 per cent till 2025 if tangible steps are not taken to cope with the situation. This was stated by speakers at a seminar arranged by the Department of Irrigation and Water Management Research Centre, University...
Agriculture
Water, energy issues of concern for Pakistan
Wednesday, July-10-2013
Speaking on occasion, UAF Vice-Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said that four chairs would be set up under the Food Security/Agriculture Centre at the UAF, including Climate Changes Chair, Biodiversity Chair, Agriculture Policy Chair and Precision Agriculture Chair.
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Food security, water, energy and climate change issues are the main areas of concerns, which need to be addressed with collaborated efforts, said USAID Pakistan Director Jo Lesser.
Addressing a meeting of the Centre for Advanced Studies held at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad videoconference room on Tuesday, she said that the USAID was setting up three centres for advanced studies, including the Food Security Centre at the UAF, the Centre on Energy at the NUST and the Centre on Water at the UET, Jamshoro. She said the US was committed to uplift the country and the projects were aimed at addressing the issues at the national level.
Higher Education Commission Executive Director Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that the setting up of the centres was a hallmark step, which would help the country fight water, food security and climate change challenges. He called for collaborated efforts to tackle the issues in the shape of quality researches and producing trained manpower.
Prof Dr Iqbal called for using the alternative methods of energy to meet the demand of electricity. The methods, included bio-energy and solar energy, he added. Dr Qamaruzzaman said that the precision agriculture must be promoted in the country to increase the per acre production with the usage of satellite system. Water Research Centre Management Director Dr Allah Bakhsh stressed the need of enhancing water productivity by using feasible efficient irrigation techniques.
Dr Ashfaq Ahmad Chattha said that climate change chair would focus on ensuring food security by adapting and mitigating climate change through research, capacity building and creating awareness among stakeholders. UET Peshawar Vice-Chancellor Dr Imtiaz Hussain Gilani and others also spoke on the occasion.
Source: The News News Collected by agrinfobank.com Team
- Pakistan To Face 31% Water Shortage By 2025
Water shortage in Pakistan will increase to 31% of people?s needs by 2025 and this underlines the need for some tangible steps, including water usage charges and building of storages, to cope with the problem. These were the views of speakers at a seminar...
- Pakistan Urged To Tap Global Seedless Citrus Market
Thursday, July-11-2013 Pakistan should promote production of seedless citrus, which are in high demand globally, in a bid to grab the international market where citrus with seeds are discouraged. This issue came up for discussion in a meeting of the board...
- Indian Farmers Are Draining Pakistan?s Waters
FAISALABAD: The Director of the Water Management Research Centre (WMRC) at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), Prof Dr Allah Bakhsh, has expressed deep concern over what he says is the excessive pumping of water by farmers on the Indian side...
- Farmers Can Benefit From Precision Agriculture
June 24, 2013 Farmers in developing countries could take advantage of the emerging field of precision agriculture without needing the expensive technology usually associated with it: This was stated by Speakers at a conclusion of 2-day International Seminar...
- Future Of Agriculture In A Water-scarce World
Water shortfall in the country will surge to 31 per cent till 2025 if tangible steps are not taken to cope with the situation. This was stated by speakers at a seminar arranged by the Department of Irrigation and Water Management Research Centre, University...