Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mohibullah Khan chaired KP Seed Council meeting in which 23 newly developed varieties of crops, vegetables and fruits were approved.
The meeting valued the research work of agricultural scientists and researchers in development of new varieties of different crops, vegetables and fruits as per the environmental changes to get utmost result.
The meeting noted that these new varieties of seeds would facilitate farmers to improve per acre’s production of different crops while effectively combating various and diseases in the wake of climate change’s challenges.
The meeting observed that development of new hybrid varieties of crops, vegetables and fruits would bring green revolution in the province and enable the government to meet the ever increasing demand.
Meanwhile, the meeting approved new varieties of wheat, corn, olive crops and different vegetables and fruits.
Mohibullah Khan said while speaking on the occasion that these new varieties were introduced after years of research work conducted by scientists of different research institutes of the agriculture department.
He further said that climate change was posing serious challenges for all sectors including agriculture and introduction of new varieties in crops, vegetables and fruits were inevitable.
He informed that Pakistan was the only country where 46 different varieties of fruits were being successfully grown including 36 in KP due to its better climate conditions.
He added that climate of KP province in general and Malakand division in particular was very ideal for fruit culture and horticulture sectors.
He told that the KP government would encourage private sector to endorse fruit culture and horticulture sectors in the province.