SWAT: Agricultural experts revealed,during an exhibition held at the Agricultural Research Institute, Mingora on the occasion of World Pulses Day, that Pakistan spends $416 billion every year on importing pulses. The demand for pulses in Pakistan is 1.5 million metric tons, while Pakistan’s own production is only 3 lakh metric tons.
In this regard, an exhibition of pulses and other legumes was also held at the Agricultural Research Institute, Mingora. In which more than 100 varieties of pulses and soy beans, beans and other legumes were exhibited.
Director General of Agriculture Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abdul Rauf inaugurated the exhibition along with Director of Agricultural Research Institute, Mingora, Dr. Muhammad Roshan and inspected various stalls.
On this occasion, the Director General was given a detailed briefing regarding the successful experiments conducted by the institute.
Dr. Muhammad Roshan, Director of Agricultural Research Institute Mingora, Senior Research Officer, Dr. Muhammad Fayaz, Dr. Farman, Dr. Jamal, informed the participants about the cultivation and production of fruits.
Director General of Agriculture Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abdul Rauf termed the successful production of various types of pulses, beans and other fruits by the Fruit Research Institute after many years of experiments in the field of agriculture as a revolutionary step and said that if the work in the field of agriculture continues with this consistency, Pakistan will soon emerge as an agricultural country in the true sense.
Local farmer leaders Qawi Khan and Ehsan Ullah Khan said on the occasion that from this exhibition they learned that if these fruits are also cultivated inside the gardens, we can get a lot of income.
However, they demanded that such programs be conducted in every village so that farmers can be attracted towards this.
Experts from the Agricultural Research Institute also gave a practical demonstration on the production of milk, yogurt, candies, sweets and other useful things from soy beans on this occasion.
Experts said that if farmers cultivate legumes, they can’t only earn good income from it but also bring economic prosperity to the country.
