Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali , Chairman, PARC

Message from the Chairman 

Agriculture research and development has a vital role for the food security of ever-increasing population of the country. Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), as an apex agricultural research organization is responsible for translating Government’s policy in to actions. The council has aspired to modernize its research agenda to meet the emerging challenges of agricultural sector of the country. Urgent efforts are required for adopting more sustainable and technologically advanced approaches to agriculture for sustainability. We aim to adopt practices involving sustainable use of our natural resources, Genomic improvement of crops and livestock breeds for improved productivity and advanced techniques for precision farming.  

Overall, effort is being made to shift focus of agricultural research on modern lines for integrated, sustainable and profitable farming to enhance productivity, better nutrition, environment and better lives.