Farmers from Balochistan visit UAF
FAISALABAD Dec 31: Climate changes are posing a serious threat to the agriculture sector that may deepen the food security crisis in future. We need to shift towards climate-smart agriculture to ensure the food security and to feed the ever-increasing population, said University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Sarwar Khan. He was talking to a delegation of Balochistan’s farmers which is on the visit to UAF to get information about the innovative approaches. The delegation is visiting the different part of the country under the auspices of Tameer E Khalaq Foundation. The team was led by Mehmood Tareen Program Manager of the Foundation. Director Research UAF Dr Imran Arshad, Principal Officer Public Relations and Publications Dr Jalal Arif, Dr Khurram Zia and others also spoke on the occasion. Dr Muhammad Sarwar Khan added that cotton area was shifting to Balcoshistan due to climate change for which the farmers should harvest the benefits. He added UAF is providing free education to the students from Bloshistan in a bid to support underprivileged regions and promote national integration. He stressed upon adopting modern agriculture practices to increase per acre production and make agriculture a profitable profession. He said that innovative and sustainable agricultural methods were imperative to ensure food security and economic growth. He urged farmers to actively embrace contemporary techniques such as climate smart agriculture, and biotechnology etc to address the challenges faced by the agricultural sector in Pakistan. Mehmood Tareen, representative from Tameer e Khalaq foundation, said that during 2022 the unprecedented rainfall not only disrupted agricultural activities but also inflicted significant economic losses on farmers across the province. He said wheat, cotton, veggies, apple, and cherry are their main agriculture productions. He said that his NGO had been actively working on agriculture and health sectors since 2004. They visited the different labs of the varsity.
