Designated office-bearers of Punjab State Agriculture Production Planning Committee (PSAPC) visited Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to review the research and extension activities being conducted there. Headed by the Chairman of the Committee and former minister Rana Gurjit Singh, the visiting delegation showed deep interest in new varieties of fruits and vegetables, wheat, rice, maize, pulses, oilseeds, cotton, sugarcane, forage, developed by PAU with latest findings.
The delegation carried the renowned names of committee members, namely Dr. Sukhdev Singh Sidhu, Director of Agriculture, Punjab; Ramanjeet Singh Sahota Sikki, MLA, Khadoor Sahib; Harpartap Singh Ajnala, MLA, Ajnala; and Dr. Gurvinder Singh, Cane Commissioner, Punjab.
Rana Gurjit Singh said. “In view of the present challenges cropping up in agricultural scenario, PAU’s efforts in the development of new crop varieties and technologies, promoting crop diversification as well as agro-processing and value addition for enhancing farm family’s income are indeed laudable”.
Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice-Chancellor, PAU said, “The major thrust area of the PAU’s research is increasing income of farming families along with maintaining good yield. The University has developed less water consuming and early maturing rice varieties and crop residue management technologies, which have been well adopted by the farmers of Punjab, he added.