Foreign exchange in the agricultural sector 25 The percentage of the percentage, 70 % of the population's daily life depends on agriculture, addressing participants on Farmer Day

Faisalabad (94 News City Reporter)Pakistan's 70 A percentage of the population's employment is related to agriculture and livestock. Agriculture sector to earn foreign exchange 25 Contributing percentage. While 70 The daily life of a percentage of the population depends on agriculture. These views were expressed by Dr Javed Ahmed, Chief Scientist, Department of Wheat, while addressing the participants of the Farmer's Day held at Ayub Agricultural Research Institute Faisalabad on the importance of using Boron Coated Urea. Agricultural scientists and progressive farmers including Principal Scientist Dr. Aleem Sarwar, Hafeezullah Rafi, Dr. Muhammad Arif, Dr. Zia Chishti, Dr. Samreen Siddique, Dr. Hina Javed, Anna Aslam, Dr. Abdul Majeed, Director and Deputy Director of Agricultural Information Dr. Asif Ali and Muhammad Ishaq Lashari participated in this Farmer's Day. Chief Scientist, Department of Chemical Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Dr. Abid Niaz, told the participants of Farmer's Day that maintenance of soils and increase in organic matter is of key importance to maintain soil fertility in Pakistan and combat climate change. Wheat, cotton, paddy, maize in Punjab, It is possible to achieve the country's food security by promoting the cultivation of high value crops, especially fruits and vegetables, in addition to cashews and oilseeds. Apart from the agricultural scientists of the Department of Chemical Chemistry and Environmental Sciences Ari Faisalabad and Nayaab Faisalabad, the experts of private fertilizers companies are playing a pioneering role in making the country's agriculture profitable and ensuring the country's food security. Principal Scientist Dr. Qudsia Nazir, Senior Scientist, Dr. Sajid Mehmood, Dr. Afra Salim and Dr. Aftab Ahmed informed the participants of the Farmer's Day that the available resources are being utilized for achieving quality production of crops for the farmers in Punjab. The joint efforts of agricultural scientists and private fertilizer company agronomists in the development of Boron Coated Urea is commendable. The joint efforts of the public and private sector will make it possible to reduce the poverty of the rural population of Pakistan, which will open new avenues for economic development. Imran Ahmed, the representative of the private company, told the participants that with the joint efforts of agricultural scientists and the private sector, modern crop production technology is being brought to the doorsteps of farmers. Renowned agricultural scientist Dr. Akhtar Hussain told the participants of the Farmer's Day that pH for better growth of crops 5.5 From 7.0 is required. For proper growth of plants 25 By degree 35 Degrees Celsius temperature is more important. He advised the farmers to choose fertile meera lands with high organic matter for successful cultivation of their crops. Senior Scientist Dr. Irfanul Haq informed the participants by benefiting from his experiences that the farmers will get income by increasing the yield of crops per acre along with annual saving of lakhs of rupees in terms of chemical fertilizers by using boron coated urea, zinc and iron fortified and biofertilizers.