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PAUSE Webinar – May 29th

 

Speaker: Dr. Farah Naz
Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science
Title: Climate Smart Agricultural and Intercropping Practices
Abstract: A decade before the green revolution appeared with adaptation and intervention of tools and techniques. But now the situation is that careless modifications towards socio and economic development have almost disturbed our natural ecosystem. The emergency global warming alarms are warning us about the surrounding unpredicted disasters. The hot issues on climate change are land degradation, water scarcity, less rainfall, high temperature, heavy storms, and so on. Climatic Change has a major effect on Agriculture at various sides and indirectly causes malnutrition as well. First adopt new technologies and practices to mitigate effects of climatic change even for sustainability of life. At the present Pakistan is considered as the water stress and land degrading country even the second most malnourished country in Asia. It is the time to adopt more sustainable techniques for farming and support the affected farming communities. Primarily farming is the type of food provision and income generated by proper utilization of large, small, even dead lands. Here we introduce a climate smart intercropping poverty alleviation smart model. Farmers could cultivate more nutritious colored vege-fruit crops on expenses of around one crop under water scarcity and low weed pressure. Similarly ensures the availability of diversified food for households.
Recording: https://youtu.be/YhwAXAksxcA

 

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