Arid Zone Research Institute, Umerkot

Arid Zone Research Institute, Umerkot is working under the administrative control of Director General, Southern Zone Agricultural Research Center (SARC), Karachi.

Objectives

• To enhance productivity of arid and semi-arid agriculture of Thar and surrounding areas by identifying crop, livestock and socio-economic constraints.
• To generate baseline data on arid agriculture and develop protocol for maximum utilization of land and the arid region of Thar and adjoining irrigated belt of lower Sindh.
• To develop procedures for rain water conservation for production of agricultural crops in arid zone.
• To conserve and promote the natural vegetation of Thar region for livestock production.

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Contact

Office & Fax No.

Dr. Attaullah Khan (PSO/Director)

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0300-8377374

0238-571228
0238-571268 (Fax)

Amir Muhammad Leghari (PSO)

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0306-3922302