Uzbekistan, Belarus intends to mechanize Sindh agriculture

Uzbekistan to set up Agriculture Institute and factory in Tando Jam!

Sindh government is working hard on a complete mechanization of agriculture to increase farm productivity in the province and thus intends to seek technical support from Uzbekistan and Belarus. In last week of November, Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah met Furqat Sidiqov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan at CM House on Tuesday, CM Murad saying an ‘Uzbekistan Agriculture Institute’ could be established at Tando Jam Agriculture University where they could also install a factory to produce agriculture machinery.

“Sindh is one of the largest cotton growing provinces in the country and I want to introduce latest techniques of sowing and picking cotton so that best yield and quality picking could be ensured,” he told his guest.

The Ambassador of Uzbekistan offered chief minister to establish a technical institute in Sindh which would offer specialized graduation and post-graduation degrees in agriculture. He also offered to install a special plant to manufacture agriculture machinery.

The chief minister directed Agriculture Minister Ismail Rahu to coordinate with Uzbekistan Embassy for making necessary documentation and agreements for the establishment of agriculture institute and installation of the agricultural equipment manufacturing facility. The CM congratulated Uzbek envoy on starting of the direct airline from Lahore to Uzbekistan and launching Uzbekistan-Pakistan Economic forum. A direct flight from Karachi is starting from March 2019.

The same day, Ambassador of Belarus, Andrei Ermolovich met Murad Ali Shah and discussed with him mechanization of agriculture in Sindh.

He told the chief minister about special threshers with the dual facility of threshing wheat and rice in the same machine. They have designed it for such a purpose. These threshers are affordable and their spare parts are also easily available.

Murad Ali Shah urged envoy to send samples of threshers and other agricultural machinery for a demonstration so that they could be introduced here through the agriculture chambers.

He directed agriculture department to coordinate with Belarus Embassy for import of samples