Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Company (PHDEC) has embarked under the administrative control of TDAP on a new journey of its revival by starting implementing its 3-years Work Plan with full throttle.
In this context the Company conducted its second workshop in the last week in collaboration with Onion Research Institute (ORI), Department of Agriculture, Sindh.The topic of this activity was “Good Agricultural Practices of Onion” choosing Sindh for this activity on onion speaks volume about the commitment of PHDEC to recognize the importance of Sindh as the provider of vegetables for the country.
Under its given mandate, PHDEC is working on product development of different fruits and vegetables throughout the country by conducting training workshops and seminars along with other capacity building activities.
The practical part of the activity was conducted at Onion Research Institute (ORI), where Dr. RasoolBuxLaghari, Director (ORI) provided training to the farmers on onion bed formation for seed and plantation of onion for seed production.
Theoretical training was provided by Mr. Khalid Iqbal Rajput, Dr. Jamil Jokhyio, Dr. Tanveer Fatima Miano, and other agriculture officers from the Department of Agriculture, Sindh.
While a large number of farmers, growers, people from research institutions, academia, government officials and growers’ associations attended the training workshop, among the speakers were Mr. Mahmood Nawaz Shah, Vice President Sindh Abadgar, Mr. Imran Ali Bozdar, Finance Secretary, Sindh Abadgar, and Mr. Shafique Ahmed from FFC.
Mr. Khawar Nadeem (Manager Agri-Products) from PHDEC welcomed the guests and highlighted the working of the company in the sector. The participants thanked PHDEC and its management for reviving its product development and capacity building initiatives.
