A farmer training was held at Renala Khurd, Okara on
3rd December, 2011. Executive District Officer (Agriculture), Okara chaired the session. One hundred farmers, 30 extensionists including District Officer (Agri. Ext.), Okara, 20 Agri. graduate students and two private sector representatives participated the training. While addressing the participants Dr. M. Aqil Khan emphasized on importance of timely wheat planting to have better yield. He highlighted the changing climatic scenario, increasing population pressure, receding water availability for agriculture and high cost of inputs as compelling factors to move from present day agriculture to CA based options. Cost saving and timely planting aspect of 0 til planting and relay cropping, water and input use efficiency aspect of bed planting and intercropping was elaborated with the aid of flaxy charts. Advantages of DSR in terms of labour and water saving were also explained to the participants. LLL is well adopted by the farmers of the area. ZT cotton planting experiences of CSISA,
Pakistan were also shared with the participants.
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| Participants of training |
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Dr. M. Aqil Khan addressing the participants
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