ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Ministry of Textile Industry will organize a day-long Seminar on ‘Cotton Crop Nutrition’ at Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) in Multan on Friday.
The Minister of State for Textile Industry Muhammad Akram Ansari will inaugurate the Seminar which aims at to highlight the importance of the application of organic fertilizers and encourage the farmers to use it for a healthy an environment friendly agriculture production in the Country.
As many as 200 people including farmers, cotton growers, ginners, scientists, field extension workers of the agriculture department of the provincial governments are likely to attend the day-long event to learn the use of organic fertilizers for the production of nutritious staple food crops like cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane and maize.
Talking to media, the Cotton Commissioner in the Ministry of Textile Industry Dr Khalid Abdullah said during the event, the farmers would be introduced and trained about the use of organic fertilizers and maintaining the soil health as against the use of synthetic fertilizer and its after effects on soil and its health.
The Cotton Commissioner said the farmer would be apprised about the slow-release nature of organic fertilizers which offered environmental advantages and nutrient filled food crop production for domestic production as well as exporting to fetch a reasonable foreign exchange reserves for the Country.
The Commissioner informed that the excessive use of chemical fertilizers were water-soluble which allowed any excess unused fertilizer to be washed away by rain or heavy watering and eventually enter groundwater and pollute streams and lakes.
Moreover, he said natural fertilizers improved moisture retention in the soil, making leaching less likely. In addition, ingredients in organic fertilizers were naturally biodegradable, he said.
