Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) organized a national training workshop in the context of climate shifts and scope of castor bean in Pakistan. Dr. Masood Iqbal, Member Science Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission was the chief guest on this occasion. In his speech, he highlighted the contribution of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) in the socioeconomic development of the country by using nuclear technology.

PAEC has been striving hard to achieve sustainable development goals in different areas of national importance including energy, healthcare, food safety, agriculture and radio isotope production. He particularly mentioned the application of nuclear technology in the agriculture sector by the Commission and told that four agriculture centres of PAEC — namely, the National Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) and NIAB.

Faisalabad and Nuclear Institute of   Agriculture (NIA) Tandojam and Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Peshawar have so far introduced over 159 high-yield and climate resilient varieties of different crops in the country of which 68 varieties are still being sown in the fields. 

Dr. Masood Iqbal said, "It gives me immense pleasure to be invited to this unique training workshop. The huge number of participants is proof of the active collaboration of NIAB with farmers which is a matter of pride for Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission management as well.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)