Caretaker Federal Minister Dr. Kausar Abdullah Malik on Wednesday said that any kind of seeds will not be permitted to import, rules and regulation is our priority and according to our law no seed can be imported.
He said that Ministry of National Food Security & Research will provide all the possible support to the industry. The Minister said that technical and commercial research report should be submitted in a week regarding Soybean (Glycine max), it is our vision to solve livestock and poultry problems on priority basis.
He expressed these views while presiding over the meeting of All Pakistan Solvent Extractors Association regarding reducing the price of chickens and importing soybeans. Secretary, Minister of National Food Security & Research Captain (r) Muhammad Mahmood and Chairman PARC Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali were also present.
Dr. Kausar Abdullah Malik said that complete work should be done on soybeans before importing them, it is necessary to check that which seeds has more economic benefits in the same season. He said that it is better to grow something for the sake of domestic and national interest on the land where nothing can grow.
Secretary Ministry of National Food Security & Research Captain (retd) Muhammad Mahmood advised to form a committee comprising on comprising of Chairman Pakistan Agriculture Research Center, Director General Department of Plant Protection and Director General Federal Seeds Certification and Registration Department and submit a research report within a week that what are the SOPs and protocols of soybean import and export in the world.
He said that a practical solution should also be presented which is feasible not only for the industry but the government as well.
