Islamabad, Pakistan
August 20, 2014

Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co. Ltd. (YLHTACL) and Guard Agricultural Research and Services (Pvt.) Limited (GAR&SPL) Lahore have signed a Project Cooperation Agreement for the Establishment of Hybrid Rice Research and Development Centre (HRRDC) in Pakistan here in Lahore.

All the organizations have decided to establish a joint Hybrid Rice Research and Development Centre in Pakistan to develop fine grain rice hybrids to meet the market demand in Pakistan. The main purpose of the HRRDC is to breed elite high quality hybrid rice varieties by taking full advantage of the world’s leading hybrid rice breeding technology of China and the elite rice germplasm of Pakistan, improve the hybrid rice breeding and innovation level of Pakistan and promote the rice productivity, as well as the food security in Pakistan.

Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad, Chairman PARC, Mr. Lui Lin Hui, Incharge (Hybrid Rice Project in Pakistan) YLHTAC China and Dr. Shahzad Ali Malik (SI) Chief Executive GAR&SPL Lahore have signed this agreement.

Website: http://www.parc.gov.pk

Published: August 22, 2014