Staff Reporter
Five days Hands-on training on Variable Rate Spraying Technology Development (Phase-I) under the PSDP funded project titled “Pilot Project for Data Driven Smart Decision Platform for Increased Agriculture Productivity (DDSDP)” ended at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR).
The training workshop was organized with an aim to develop capacity building of young scientists, researchers, post-graduate students, industry and farmers on variable rate spraying technology development. This training will also provide an opportunity to develop consortium of researchers across the country for developing precision and digital agricultural technologies at farm level, Prof. Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman Vice Chancellor PMAS-AAUR, while addressing the participants said that a large population in the country is associated with the agriculture sector and there is dire need to develop modern precision and digital technology that will help in reduction in poverty at par and ensure the food for the ever-increasing population.
