The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CAB International (CABI) and All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association (PFVA) Karachi.
PARC through its regional centre Southern Zone Agricultural Research Centre (SARC) at University of Karachi signed the MoU at National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) Islamabad.
Under this MoU, CAB International will provide funding through the USDA-funded project to work on the control of papaya mealy bug and apple mites and codling moth in Pakistan.
SARC and PFVA will be the main collaborators in the project while CABI will build capacity of SARC and PFVA members and will also initiate a research and development programme to control mealy bug.
This will be a key step towards reducing pests’ risks for the horticulture industry in Pakistan.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 3rd, 2015.
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