DLP Report
\nPESHAWAR
\nKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Agriculture, Maj (R) Sajjad Barakwal paid a surprise visit to the Sugar Crops Research Institute (SCRI) Mardan.
\nDuring the visit, the minister inspected ongoing crop yield experiments. Director SCRI, Dr. Muhammad Tahir briefed the minister on the experimental processes.
\nProvincial minister Sajjad Barakwal directed the staff to take all necessary measures to improve the institute\u2019s performance.
\nThe minister was accompanied by Assistant Director (Planning), Nisar Muhammad and other officials.
\nLater on, the minister chaired a meeting at the institute\u2019s seminar hall and exchanged views with scientists on matters of public interest.
\nHe urged the scientists to make every possible effort to advance agriculture, particularly sugar crops. The meeting also discussed solutions to seed-related challenges faced by local farmers.
\nAgriculture Minister Sajjad Barakwal said that the province produces high-quality tobacco, and efforts are underway to bring its research and development under provincial control.
\nHe emphasized that sugarcane is a major cash crop for the province, playing a vital role in the livelihoods of farmers. In district Mardan, Charsadda, Peshawar, and D.I. Khan sugarcane is cultivated across 94,000 hectares.
\nThe meeting was informed that SCRI Mardan is actively working on sugarcane research and development tailored to the province\u2019s climate.
\nThe institute aims to develop climate-resilient sugarcane varieties, improve yield, enhance plant protection technologies, and educate farmers about new varieties and production techniques through conventional and digital media platforms.
\nThe institute has introduced 23 sugarcane varieties, significantly boosting production and yield. Notable varieties include Israr Shaheed SC, Abdul Qayyum 2017, Gul Rahman 2021 and Mardan 2021. These varieties are distributed annually based on the institute\u2019s available resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DLP Report PESHAWAR Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Agriculture, Maj (R) Sajjad Barakwal paid a surprise visit to the Sugar Crops Research Institute (SCRI) Mardan. During the visit, the minister inspected ongoing crop yield experiments. Director SCRI, Dr. Muhammad Tahir briefed the minister on the experimental processes. Provincial minister Sajjad Barakwal directed the staff to take […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-475899","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"\n