CNH Industrial under the aegis of Consulate of Italy in Karachi donates tractors and engines to agricultural universities in Pakistan to boost agricultural mechanization.In a significant development, CNH Industrial, a global agricultural machinery company, under the patronage of the Consulate of Italy in Karachi, has generously provided tractors to two prominent Pakistani agricultural institutions: the University of Agriculture, Tandojam, and BZU University, Multan. Additionally, other agricultural universities across the country have received state-of-the-art Tier 3 agricultural tractor engines.
Mr. Mansoor Rizvi, the Country Manager of CNH Industrial, emphasized the heightened importance of agricultural mechanization in light of Pakistan’s ambitious project, led by the military, to lease out millions of acres of uncultivated land to both local and foreign investors.
This initiative aims to boost agricultural exports and alleviate the burden of imports on the national exchequer, he was referring to the Land Information and Management Systems (LIMS) program initiated by Pakistan army in July this year. Mr. Rizvi asserted that the application of large-scale agricultural machines is crucial to transforming vast wastelands into cultivable land.Recognized globally for producing cutting-edge equipment for agricultural mechanization, CNH Industrial has taken the proactive step of equipping farm machinery departments throughout the country with modern tractors and engines.
This move is aimed at fostering a cadre of trained and skilled individuals in the field of agricultural machinery operation The Consul General of Italy, Mr. Danilo Giurdanella commended CNH Industrial for its timely donation of sophisticated machines to Pakistani universities.
He expressed confidence in Italian agricultural machinery manufacturers and urged them to follow CNH Industrial’s example to participate in Pakistan’s initiative to enhance its agricultural sector. With a vast land potential of 9.1 million hectares of culturable wasteland, he stressed the suitability of Italian agricultural machinery for Pakistani agriculture, citing a longstanding 50-year history of such machinery being in use in the country.
Dr. Shoaib, Chairman of the Department of Agricultural Engineering at Bahauddin Zakariya University, thanked the Consul General of Italy for his support and CNH Industrial for the valuable contribution, stating that it would greatly benefit students in understanding the optimal use of this equipment and enhance their skills in tractor mechanics. He also highlighted the transformative impact of agricultural mechanization on farming processes.
Dr. Mahmood Laghari, Associate Professor and Chairman of Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, emphasized the positive role that advanced agricultural machinery would play in converting culture-able wastelands into productive and cultivable land. The donation of these machines is seen as a valuable contribution to the development and modernization of Pakistan’s agriculture sector and is a testament of Italy’s commitment to enhance cooperation in this sector.
