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Northern Sindh farmers to get certified seeds

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Northern Sindh farmers to get certified seeds

Shortage of certified seeds in the province is a major issue. The farmers are suffering as owing to substandard seeds coming from other provinces, they have to sustain heavy losses due to low yield per acre.

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A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Saturday between Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Agricultural College (SZABAC) of Sindh Agriculture University and Harvest Seed Corporation, a private concern, for research and expansion on vegetable, rice and wheat seeds in northern districts of Sindh.

MoU signing ceremony was held at SZABAC conference hall which aimed at increasing per acre yield of vegetables, wheat and rice and to providing certified wheat and rice commodities to farmers in northern districts of Sindh. Principal ZABAC Dr. Allah Wadhayo Gandahi and Managing Director, Harvest Seed Corporation Muhammad Sharif Sheikh signed the MoU.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Allah Wadhayo Gandahi said that the shortage of certified seeds in the province is a major issue. The farmers are suffering severely as owing to substandard seeds coming from other provinces, they have to sustain heavy losses due to low yield per acre.

Muhammad Sharif Sheikh, Managing Director, Harvest Seed Corporation, said the MoU was aimed at ensuring the availability of improved and certified seed varieties of vegetables, wheat and rice to farmers in the northern districts of Sindh and alleviating seed problems, confusion and diseases.

Agriculture-Seeds-MoU-Sindh-Courier-1Dr. Nazir Panhwar said that the experts of ZA Bhutto Agricultural College would formulate their recommendations based on the results of research and field work on seed preparation and also ensure access of seeds to the common farmer through private sector.

Dr. Sultan Maitlo, Suhail Mustafa, Dr. Nighat Seema Soomro, Abdul Hameed Memon, Ghulam Nabi Soho, Dr. Shahjahan Rajput, Nisar Pahore and others were present on the occasion. (PR)

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