Agriculture
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- Future Of Agriculture In A Water-scarce World
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Agriculture
Promoting environmental-friendly agriculture practices
July 03, 2013
Speakers at an international seminar called for promoting latest environmental-friendly agriculture practices like Precision Agriculture (PA) to increase agricultural productivity and to reduce the cost of agricultural production in a bid to ensure food security.
The international seminar titled Technology, Energy and Natural Resources was arranged by Department of Environmental Sciences, GC University Faisalabad that was presided over by Acting Vice Chancellor and Dean Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Dr Naureen Aziz Qureshi. The other speakers include Dr Qamar Zaman and Dr Tri Ngyuen Quang from Dalhousie University Canada, and Department Chairman Dr Farhat Abbas. Dr Schumann from University of Florida also addressed on video conference recorded talk.
Addressing on the occasion, Professor Dr Naureen Aziz said it was prerequisite to make efficient use of natural resources keeping in view the modern trend at par with the international standards by adopting latest techniques. She said glaciers were melting drastically due to climate changes and after 50 years, the country would be left with the few glaciers if the dilemma continued. "Keeping in view, we have to shift to drip irrigation from flood irrigation to save the water for the coming generation," she added. She said level of water use efficiency in Pakistan was only 40 percent while per capita water availability was only 1,000 cubic meter.
Speakers at an international seminar called for promoting latest environmental-friendly agriculture practices like Precision Agriculture (PA) to increase agricultural productivity and to reduce the cost of agricultural production in a bid to ensure food security. The international seminar titled Technology, Energy and Natural Resources was arranged by Department of Environmental Sciences, GC University Faisalabad that was presided over by Acting Vice Chancellor and Dean Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Dr Naureen Aziz Qureshi. The other speakers include Dr Qamar Zaman and Dr Tri Ngyuen Quang from Dalhousie University Canada, and Department Chairman Dr Farhat Abbas. Dr Schumann from University of Florida also addressed on video conference recorded talk.
Addressing on the occasion, Professor Dr Naureen Aziz said it was prerequisite to make efficient use of natural resources keeping in view the modern trend at par with the international standards by adopting latest techniques. She said glaciers were melting drastically due to climate changes and after 50 years, the country would be left with the few glaciers if the dilemma continued. "Keeping in view, we have to shift to drip irrigation from flood irrigation to save the water for the coming generation," she added. She said level of water use efficiency in Pakistan was only 40 percent while per capita water availability was only 1,000 cubic meter.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Solar Engery In Agriculture Sector
This energy source is widely distributed and abundantly available in the country. This was stated by speakers at an International Seminar on "Prospects, Development & Utilization of Alternate Energy in Pakistan" organized by Pakistan Society of Agricultural...