PARC playing vital role to green the Thar’s dessert, Chairman NA Standing Committee

ISLAMABAD, February 3: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) is conducting an exposure visit of the members of National Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security & Research (NFSR) to acquaint the committee about on-going R&D activities, new interventions / achievements of the PARC’s research establishment namely Arid Zone Research Centre (AZRC) Umerkot. Mr. Lal Chand Malhi MNA from Umerkot / Parliamentary Secretary for Human Rights, Dr. JavedHumayun Sr. Joint Secretary M/o NFSR and Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali Chairman PARC, Dr. Muhammad Younis, DG, PARC-SARC Karachi and other high officials also participants of the visit. During the visit, the Committee headed by Rao Ajmal Khan, were informed by Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali Chairman PARC along-with Dr. Muhammad Younis, DG, PARC- SARC Karachi about agricultural R&D products by AZRC which included 60-70 lines of Ispaghol, 34 varieties of date palm including 03 varieties imported from Egypt, 04 grafted Ber varieties, Chilies, Guar, 14 varieties of Guava, mustard, castor bean. Models related to kitchen gardening, vertical gardening, solar power drip irrigation system, pitcher irrigation system and saline water purification system were the main focus of the interest. Medicinal plants like cactus (spiny & spine less), Gugral, Aloe Vera, Imli, Jungle julibi, Khavi and moringa cultivated at institute field were also viewed by the visitors.-PR