10 high yielding pulses varieties to boost agri production recommended

Variety Evaluation Committee (VEC) meeting of Pulses held at the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) concluded with the unanimous recommendation of ten high-yielding pulses varieties poised to revolutionize agriculture in Pakistan.

Pulses play a crucial role in global food security and nutrition of the country. Pakistan needs 1.56 million tons of pulses annually. We have become self-sufficient in mung production during 2021-22 which was 0.263 million tons against the total requirement of 0.180 million tons.

Now the country is focusing on increasing the production of other pulse crops, such as chickpea, lentil and mash bean. The meeting was attended by representatives from the Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department (FSC&RD), Ministry of National Food Security & Research (MNFS&R), as well as scientists from pulses research institutes across the country. Member Plant Sciences Division (PSD), PARC, Dr. Imtiaz Hussain presided over the VEC meeting. Dr. Muhammad Mansoor, National Coordinator Food Legumes, PARC, Islamabad presented 10 candidate varieties before the committee.