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Islamabad - A Pakistani scientist, Dr Fida M Abbasi has developed Super NPT technology which is a unique technology for increasing the rice production of the country.
Dr Abbasi had been serving at Hazara University Mansehra as a professor at the Department of Genetics.
By applying this technology the number of grains per panicle of rice plant had been increased from 250 to 700. The production had been increased from 5 ton per hectare to 15 ton per hectare, while the new strain of rice was 6 feet tall with a thick stem, large and heavy panicle of 50centimeters and would bear700 grains. Dr Abbasi claimed that such kind of rice did not exist in the world and this rice could be grown by using less water.
Rice production in Pakistan had always held an extremely important position in the agriculture and national economy of Pakistan. It had been the second most important crop in bringing economic prosperity to the growers and had also earned billions of rupees for the country through its export.
Pakistan is the worlds fourth largest producer of rice, after China, India and Indonesia. Each year, it had been producing an average of 6 million tonnes and together with the rest of the Indian subcontinent, the country had also been responsible for supplying 30% of the worlds paddy rice output. Most of these crops are grown in the fertile Sindh and Punjab region with millions of farmers relying on rice cultivation as their major source of income.
Pakistan had been exporting high-quality basmati rice which would sell at a substantial premium in high-income markets, as well as intermediate and low quality non-aromatic long grain milled rice to developing countries, mostly located in East Africa where it had been competing with China, Vietnam, and India.
Pakistans rice production was very low and cost of production was very high as compared to other rice producing countries. Due to this low production our export price had remained very high when compared to our competitors.
It was the main reason that the countrys rice exports witnessed an alarming decline of around 35% during the past couple of months against exports recorded during the corresponding months last year. Meanwhile, the record decline in export price of non-Basmati rice from India was creating tough competition for the domestic products in the international market.
According to sources, the decline in exports was mainly because of the less competitiveness of Pakistani rice in the international markets in terms of its price as major exporter and competitor India had reduced the export price of the commodity by 16 to 17% in the international market.
Major rice importing countries, especially the Middle East, are looking towards India which had become the second largest exporter of rice in the world this year.
The introduction of the new type of rice would be greatly helpful in boosting the countrys exports. In addition, by converting Basmati as well as non-basmati rice into Super NPT and then growing it, the country would get economic benefits of Rs. 50 billion per year. This rice would also bring a second green revolution in the world.
The senior management of Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Hazara University Mansehra Vice Chancellor congratulated Dr Abbasi over this great achievement.
Pakistani scientist develops world highest yielding rice strain | Pakistan Today | Latest news | Breaking news | Pakistan News | World news | Business | Sport and Multimedia
Dr Abbasi had been serving at Hazara University Mansehra as a professor at the Department of Genetics.
By applying this technology the number of grains per panicle of rice plant had been increased from 250 to 700. The production had been increased from 5 ton per hectare to 15 ton per hectare, while the new strain of rice was 6 feet tall with a thick stem, large and heavy panicle of 50centimeters and would bear700 grains. Dr Abbasi claimed that such kind of rice did not exist in the world and this rice could be grown by using less water.
Rice production in Pakistan had always held an extremely important position in the agriculture and national economy of Pakistan. It had been the second most important crop in bringing economic prosperity to the growers and had also earned billions of rupees for the country through its export.
Pakistan is the worlds fourth largest producer of rice, after China, India and Indonesia. Each year, it had been producing an average of 6 million tonnes and together with the rest of the Indian subcontinent, the country had also been responsible for supplying 30% of the worlds paddy rice output. Most of these crops are grown in the fertile Sindh and Punjab region with millions of farmers relying on rice cultivation as their major source of income.
Pakistan had been exporting high-quality basmati rice which would sell at a substantial premium in high-income markets, as well as intermediate and low quality non-aromatic long grain milled rice to developing countries, mostly located in East Africa where it had been competing with China, Vietnam, and India.
Pakistans rice production was very low and cost of production was very high as compared to other rice producing countries. Due to this low production our export price had remained very high when compared to our competitors.
It was the main reason that the countrys rice exports witnessed an alarming decline of around 35% during the past couple of months against exports recorded during the corresponding months last year. Meanwhile, the record decline in export price of non-Basmati rice from India was creating tough competition for the domestic products in the international market.
According to sources, the decline in exports was mainly because of the less competitiveness of Pakistani rice in the international markets in terms of its price as major exporter and competitor India had reduced the export price of the commodity by 16 to 17% in the international market.
Major rice importing countries, especially the Middle East, are looking towards India which had become the second largest exporter of rice in the world this year.
The introduction of the new type of rice would be greatly helpful in boosting the countrys exports. In addition, by converting Basmati as well as non-basmati rice into Super NPT and then growing it, the country would get economic benefits of Rs. 50 billion per year. This rice would also bring a second green revolution in the world.
The senior management of Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Hazara University Mansehra Vice Chancellor congratulated Dr Abbasi over this great achievement.
Pakistani scientist develops world highest yielding rice strain | Pakistan Today | Latest news | Breaking news | Pakistan News | World news | Business | Sport and Multimedia
