Sindh Farmers Delegation Visits CCRI Multan Under WWF Project
Fakhir Rizvi Published December 10, 2018 | 11:57 PM
A 24-member delegation of farmers,all master trainers from Khairpur, Sindh, visited Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Multan on Monday as part of their activities under World Bank funded three-year WWF's Eco Region Community Livelihood Project (ECLP) to improve livelihood of fish and cotton farmers.
Led by project consultant Ghulam Hussain Mallah and accompanying WWF field consultant, Shahnawaz Maitlo, the delegates visited different parts of the research institute and got a detailed briefing from CCRI Multan Director Dr.
Zahid Mahmood.
Dr. Zahid informed master trainers about modern cotton production technology, new varieties sown on experimental fields and their characteristics, CCRI spokesman said in a statement.
He informed the delegates that CCRI Multan scientists were developing cotton varieties that can survive extreme hot temperatures and low water availability.
He said that CCRI Multan would soon devise a plan for training of farmers in Sindh in cooperation with ECLP.
Dr. Fayyaz Ahmad, the head of plant physiology and chemistry, said that better management of crop contributed 80 per cent to plants growth while rest of the 20 per cent was managed through chemical methods.
ECLP consultant Ghulam Hussain Mallah said that modern technology was the need of the hour to enhance per acre cotton production and urged the scientists to develop varieties producing long staple cotton.
WWF field consultant Shahnawaz hailed CCRI Multan's contribution to cotton research.
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