STAFF REPORT ISB: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) has acknowledged the role of USAID for the improvement of agriculture in Pakistan. Joint efforts are needed to promote conservation agriculture seeders in cotton-wheat and other cropping system of Pakistan, so that the issue of late planting and residue burning could be solved.
Dr. Shahid Masood, Member (Plant Sciences) PARC and focal person of AIP in Pakistan said this while addressing at the recently concluded two-day training on “Conservation of Agriculture Planter” at the NARC.
The training was jointly organized by CIMMYT and PARC under the Agricultural Innovation Programme (AIP) for Pakistan which is USAID funded Project.
Azeem Khan, DG NARC, appreciated the role of CIMMYT for the promotion of conservation agriculture in Pakistan.