Every year about 16 million tons of paddy straw is produced in Pakistan, of which about 60 percent is burnt.
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council organized a national awareness seminar in Gujranwala district to prevent the burning of paddy stubble and to educate and train farmers, in which officials of the Punjab Agriculture Department, agricultural machinery manufacturers, representatives of companies providing machinery services to farmers and many Numbers of farmers participated.
National Project Director of Prime Minister’s Agricultural Emergency Program for Wheat productivity enhancement, Dr. Muhammad Yaqoob, highlighted the incentives given to farmers and the steps taken in this project.
Dr. Sikandar Khan Tanveer Program Leader (Wheat Department) PARC also informed the participants about the measures taken regarding the wheat crop. Director of Agricultural Engineering Institute of PARC Dr. Hafiz Sultan Mehmood briefed all the participants about the machinery designed by Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and other institutions in this regard.
