Islamabad : Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Syed Fakhar Imam attended the 12th meeting of subcommittee of the special committee on Agricultural products in Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS) today.

The minister said that Pakistan needs to upscale its technology to provide better products to small, medium and large farmers for the betterment of the agricultural outcome of the country. He said that Pakistani farmers need to be achievers themselves rather than dependents on international help and it can only be done if agricultural products are produced for within Pakistan. Talking about research, the minister stressed upon applied research rather than theoretical research to build up momentum for advancement. He also delineated upon the importance of meteorology and its improvement to further strengthen the agricultural sector as meteorology is a key stake holder in agricultural prosperity of pakistan. The minister said that with wheat being close to harvest (harvesting started in dish already), meteorology department is a significant stakeholder for agriculture in Pakistan.