Pakistan trying to obtain Chinese seed technology under CPEC

Shafqat Ali

Multan, April 19: Pakistan’s Ministry of Food Security and Research is playing the role in obtaining Chinese seed technology under CPEC, Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) President Dr Muhammad Ali Talpur said on Sunday afternoon.

In a statement, he said the technology would surely help resolve challenges of whitefly, pink bollworm and leave curled virus, he added. “It would also reduce the cost of inputs and improve production,” he added.

The Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Talpur said, was taking various steps to revive and promote cotton by ensuring provision of quality cottonseeds to farmers across the country.

The PCCC President said farmers would be provided the best cottonseeds through public-private partnership in the coming year.

“The seeds prepared by all research institutes of PCCC would be given to farmers with the assistance of renowned seed companies,” he said.

Talpur said PCCC would ensure multiplication of quality seeds on a large scale in the country, and would surely benefit the agriculture sector, as well as improve the financial condition of farmers.

“Director Research Dr Tasawar Hussain has been given a special task to keep in contact with all research institutes working under PCCC in the country and ensured availability of the quality seeds,” Dr Talpur added.