ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Hi Tech Hybrid Seed Association Chairman Shahzad Ali Malik Sunday stressed the urgent need for renewed collaboration and public private partnership to boost agriculture production to offset the ever increasing impending threat of food insecurity in the world. He said the prime objective of public private partnership is to use market mechanism to improve Agri food systems, thereby reducing food insecurity and advancing rural development. He said Pakistan’s export make up more than 8 percent of world’s total rice trade. He said, “Guard Agricultural Research Division is the pioneer in developing extra long grain varieties in Pakistan” and established 5 research stations all over the country in rice growing areas one each at Golarchi, Larkana, Muridkey, Pakpattan and Lahore for conducting the latest research in evolving new varieties braving heat resistance, drought and salinity tolerance.

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