{"id":5657,"date":"2020-02-18T14:07:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T14:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=5657"},"modified":"2020-02-18T14:07:28","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T14:07:28","slug":"australia-announces-news-agricultural-research-projects-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/australia-announces-news-agricultural-research-projects-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Announces News Agricultural Research Projects in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5658\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pakistan-Australia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pakistan-Australia.jpg 398w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pakistan-Australia-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pakistan-Australia-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pakistan-Australia-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Islamabad; 18 Feb 2020 &#8211; Australia has announced new agricultural research projects in Pakistan during a visit by Professor Andrew Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR).<\/h3>\n<h3>The new projects continue ACIAR\u2019s 35-year history of research and development activity to improve the livelihoods of rural communities in Pakistan<\/h3>\n<h3>Australia\u2019s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Geoffrey Shaw, said ACIAR\u2019s work in the agriculture sector was a key component of Australia\u2019s engagement with Pakistan.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cAs a leading agriculture exporter, with world-class expertise in agricultural research, we see great scope to cooperate in building Pakistan\u2019s agricultural capacity,\u201d Dr Shaw said.<\/h3>\n<h3>The new initiatives are: (i) A 10-year program on salinity management to build the adaptive capacity of stakeholders and improve livelihoods of farming and coastal communities, (ii) A research project to deepen understanding of rural transformation in China, Indonesia, Myanmar and Pakistan whose results will inform policy making, and (iii) A project aimed at developing competitive and socially inclusive value chains for development of pulses production in Pakistan.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u201cACIAR projects can change the lives of farmers across Pakistan,\u201d Professor Campbell said. \u201cWe look forward to developing our long-term partnership with Pakistan for research and development that will improve the productivity and resilience of agriculture in Pakistan.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3>ACIAR is an Australian Government agency that specialises in international agricultural research for development and currently supports 13 projects in Pakistan, spanning all regions of the country.<\/h3>\n<h3>Working closely with Pakistan\u2019s Federal Government, provincial departments, non-government organisations, academia, and the private sector, ACIAR funds research and technical capacity building on livestock and dairy, climate change, cereal productivity, crop diversification and land and water management practices.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad; 18 Feb 2020 &#8211; Australia has announced new agricultural research projects in Pakistan during a visit by Professor Andrew Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR). 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