Certified nurseries established to promote quality mango production.ISLAMABAD, June 04, 2009 (Balochistan Times) -- Proper plantation, promotion of picking techniques, availability of cold storage and adequate transportation were the pre-requisites to enhance mango mango (măng`gō), evergreen tree of the Anacardiaceae (sumac family), native to tropical E Asia and now grown in both hemispheres. The chief species, Mangifera indica, is believed to have been cultivated for about 6,000 years. production as well as its export, speakers said at a conference here on Thursday. They also stressed the need for public private partnerships to help promote standard mango cultivation in the country. The one day national conference on Measures to Augment the Production of Quality Mango Varieties for Local and Foreign Destinations, was organized by Horticulture Foundation of Pakistan (HFP HFP Healthy Families Program HFP Honda Factory Performance HFP Hexafluoropropylene (Shipboard Fire Fighting Agent) HFP Hostile Fire Pay HFP Hepatic Function Panel HFP Hexafluoro-2-Propanol HFP Hands Free Protocol ) in collaboration with Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC (Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA, www.parc.com) Founded in 1970, PARC is a Xerox subsidiary involved in high-tech research and development. Although Xerox's headquarters are in Stamford, Connecticut, and manufacturing and marketing are in Rochester, New York, PARC is ) and Pakistan Science Foundation(PSF (Print Services Facility) Software from IBM that performs the printer rasterization for IBM's AFP and other page description languages. PSF products are available for IBM mainframes, AS/400 and RS/6000 series and output the IPDS format for IBM printers. ). Speaking on the occasion, Director General, National Agriculture Research Centre, Dr. Iftikhar Ahmed said that the NARC 'narc' American slang for narcotics enforcement agent. Cf Narks. has established certified nurseries in Shujaabad and Mirpurkhas to help promote plantation of quality mango trees for enhancing quality production. The DG NARC said the centre was focussing on specific problems related to mango cultivation. He said that NARC has introduced trunk injections to be utilized for elimination of mango tree diseases, adding that the mango trees effected less than 60 percent would totally recover from the disease once the injection is applied. In his keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. , Commissioner Minor Crops, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Dr. M. Aslam highlighted the need for value addition and improvement in picking techniques. He also stressed the need for proper transportation of mangoes adding that mango exports were facing problems in exporting their mangoes as there was no proper flights for this purpose. He said that lack of cold storage at airports were also hindering export of the fruit. In his speech, President HFP, Dr. Saeed expressed the hope that the participants of the conference would come up with solid recommendations for the promotion of mango cultivation. The conference was held with an aim to assess the improvement and progress made in mango production, processing and marketing within the country and efforts being made to boost exports. The event has brought together the growers, processors, consumers, exporters, researchers and extension workers to share their experience on how to promote mango cultivation. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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