Pakistan to boost soybean yield by using China’s inter cropping technology

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Pakistan to boost soybean yield by using China’s inter cropping technology:

China’s maize-soybean strip inter cropping technology is applicable all over Pakistan and it can boost maize yield as well as create an additional soybean harvest to reduce Pakistan’s soybean imports and improve the country’s food security, Yang Wenyu, the professor of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu said.

Prof Yang Wenyu developed this technology and provided generous support to two Pakistani students of his university who are using and popularizing this technology in their hometown, China Economic Net reported on Sunday.
“There’s a lack of soybean production in Pakistan. Pakistan is China’s iron brother.
We are willing to offer support to help Pakistan bridge the gap between domestic production and imports,” Yang Wenyu said.

It’s he who initially formulated the idea of introducing this technology to Pakistan. His team has been supporting the two students Muhammad Ali Raza and Sajad Hussain to make demonstrations in Pakistan both technically and financially the whole time since 2018.

The application of maize-soybean strip intercropping technology in Pakistan has theoretical and practical basis. First, Pakistan has a large population while the area of arable land is limited. It has the demand to develop intercropping to grow two crops together.

Second, Pakistan enjoys ample sunlight, which is a favorable natural condition for soybean’s growth. Moreover, in the intercropping fields, maize can shade soybean to reduce high average temperature’s impact, and nitrogen fixation by soybean can
promote maize’s growth in return.

The crops in this model are like close partners that cooperate with each other to
create bumper harvests.
Forecasted by Yang Wenyu, by using maize-soybean strip intercropping technology, the yield of maize can reach 10,500 kg per hectare with an additional 1,350 to 1,650 kg/ha soybean production in Pakistan’s irrigated areas.
In rainfed areas, the production of maize and soybean can rise to 6,000 kg/ha and 4,500 to 1,500 kg/ha respectively. At present, maize is grown on an area of about 1.3 million hectares in Pakistan.

In this way, the nation’s maize yield can be guaranteed and greatly increased. More importantly, Pakistani farmers can harvest considerable soybean meanwhile. That will definitely generate sizeable economic benefit for Pakistani people.
At first there were some doubts about the technology’s performance because many local farmers had not seen this kind of farming model before. “As long as they follow our technical instructions to plant the two crops, this technology is sure to work out,” Yang said with confidence.

“Actually many countries are researching into intercropping. But across the globe our maize-soybean strip intercropping may be the only mature intercropping system that is well-equipped with all-around technologies of field configuration, fertilization, pest control, etc. and promoted on such a massive scale.”
Furthermore, this technology has realized mechanization from sowing seeds, crop management to harvest.

It should be noted that after 18 years’ research and development, in February, 2020, Yang Wenyu’s maize-soybean strip inter cropping technology was included in China’s

 

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China’s maize-soybean strip intercropping technology is appropriate all over Pakistan and it can help maize yield just as make an extra soybean gather to decrease Pakistan’s soybean imports and improve the nation’s food security, Yang Wenyu, the educator of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu said.

Prof Yang Wenyu built up this innovation and offered liberal help to two Pakistani understudies of his college who are utilizing and advancing this innovation in their old neighborhood. “There’s an absence of soybean plantation in Pakistan.

We are happy to offer help to assist Pakistan with overcoming any issues between residential creation and imports,” Yang Wenyu said.


It’s he who at first defined acquainting this innovation with Pakistan. His group has been supporting the two students Muhammad Ali Raza and Sajad Hussain to make exhibitions in Pakistan both actually and monetarily the entire time since 2018.

The utilization of maize-soybean strip intercropping innovation in Pakistan has hypothetical and commonsense premise. To start with, Pakistan has a huge populace while the zone of arable land is restricted. It has the interest to create intercropping to grow two harvests together.

Second, Pakistan appreciates plentiful daylight, which is an ideal regular condition for soybean’s development. In addition, in the intercropping fields, maize can conceal soybean to diminish high normal temperature’s effect, and nitrogen obsession by soybean can advance maize’s development consequently. The yields in this model resemble close accomplices that help out one another to make guard harvests.

Determined by Yang Wenyu, by utilizing maize-soybean strip intercropping innovation, the yield of maize can arrive at 10,500 kg for every hectare with an extra 1,350 to 1,650 kg/ha soybean creation in Pakistan’s inundated zones.

In rainfed regions, the creation of maize and soybean can ascend to 6,000 kg/ha and 4,500 to 1,500 kg/ha individually. At present, maize is developed on a territory of about 1.3 million hectares in Pakistan.

Along these lines, the country’s maize yield can be ensured and extraordinarily expanded. All the more significantly, Pakistani ranchers can collect extensive soybean in the interim. That will create sizeable financial advantage for Pakistani individuals.

From the start there were a few questions about the innovation’s exhibition on the grounds that numerous neighborhood ranchers had not seen this sort of cultivating model previously. “For whatever length of time that they adhere to our specialized directions to plant the two harvests, this innovation makes certain to work out,” Yang said with certainty.

“All things considered numerous nations are looking into intercropping. In any case, over the globe, our maize-soybean strip intercropping might be the main developed intercropping framework that is well-furnished with all-around advancements of field setup, treatment, bug control, and so forth and advanced on such a huge scope.”

Other than Pakistan, it likewise has been acquainted with Africa and Europe, for example, Ghana and Sweden. Yang Wenyu’s group is working with Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences to advance the innovation in European nations.

In Pakistan, so far four exhibits have been organized independently in Bahawalpur, Chakwal, Islamabad, and Layyah. Yang Wenyu’s group is helping out Pakistan’s National Agriculture Research Center and PMAS-Arid Agriculture University to fabricate high return exhibitions.

 

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Besides Pakistan, it also has been introduced to Africa and Europe such as Ghana and Sweden. Yang Wenyu’s team is working with Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences to promote the technology in European countries. In Pakistan, so far four demonstrations have been arranged separately in Bahawalpur, Chakwal, Islamabad and Layyah. Yang Wenyu’s team is cooperating with Pakistan’s National Agriculture Research Center and PMAS-Arid Agriculture University to build high-yield demonstrations.

“High-yield demonstrations in different regions will prove the technology’s value and receive local people and government’s recognition,” said Yang. They are also working on technical parameters specifically for Pakistan. Developing maize-soybean intercropping technology in Pakistan is like a cause of common good because every Pakistani farmer can learn and master this technology for free. It’s knowledge, not a product. Therefore, Yang Wenyu’s team deserves to be further supported bilaterally. As agriculture is among the six key socio-economic fields under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) cooperation, they believe the fruition of maize-soybean strip intercropping technology will bring more benefits to Pakistani and Chinese people in the future.