The Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization under the project of Disaster Resilience in Pakistan (BDRP) organized five-day training programme for the demarcation of Agro-Ecological Zones of Sindh.
The training was held at Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam where the experts, researchers, academia, climate change experts, agronomics, soil scientists and engineers and experts of various Geo Information System/Remote Sensing Experts highlighted the various climate change and cropping patterns to cope the challenges of the food security and building disaster resilience area in Sindh.
While speaking on the occasion Prof Dr Mujeebuddin Memon, Vice Chancellor, SAU Tandojam urged the scientists and experts to focus their research into action for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation for climate smart agriculture.
He appreciated the efforts of the Food and Agriculture Organization for supporting and demarcation of the Agro-Ecological Zones of Sindh. Faheem Ahmed, Project Coordinator, FAO highlighted that many disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation measures have been piloted in Pakistan but not been assessed or catalogued based on agroecological zone or hazard zone which is important.
Prof Dr Muhammad Ismail Kumbhar, Director UA & FA appreciated the efforts of the FAO or implementing the building disaster resilience in Pakistan which will be helpful for mapping the soil, land and water along with crop yield data from various regions of Sindh province.
He added that these Agro-Ecological zones would be helpful to the improve the existing land use, water, selection of the crop etc by increasing agriculture production ultimately this will be helpful for the farming community for sowing their crops at their field.
Abdul Qadeeer M&E specialist FAO, Dr Muhammad Amin, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpinding, Dr Naveed, Agriculture University, Faisalabad, Jameela Nawaz, DRR, Specialist , Mumtaz Mangi and others also spoke on the occasion.