CA gets official support

A meeting was held in the office of Director General Agriculture Department, Extension wing, Lahore on 10^th August, 2011. It was attended by many key functionaries including DG Research, Director Wheat, Director Agronomy and Director Soil Fertility. Dr. Muhammad Aqil Khan CSISA, Pakistan staff also attended the meeting on the invitation of DG Agri. Extension. Agenda included consideration of relay wheat planting in cotton and preparation of a brochure on the subject for farmer use. The relay wheat gained recognition by Agriculture Department for its role in timely wheat planting and cutting cost of crop cultivation. This development would be conducive in acceleration and promotion of timely wheat planting. It may be recalled that almost 45 % wheat in Pak-Punjab is planted after cotton which often stays in field up to the end of December thus delaying wheat planting. Delay planting of wheat is one reason of low yield of wheat. CSISA, Pakistan is already working with Cotton Research Institute for relay wheat planting and 0-til cotton planting. Hopefully, this initiative would result in increased food availability and farm families’ prosperity.