Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research Dr. Kausar Abdullah Malik on Wednesday said that soybean is a part of global trade and economy, farmer will have to grow that crop which is more profitable for him, financial benefits should be brought to farmers to grow soybean corps, soybeans is shortest duration corps which will be more beneficial for the farmers and the country’s economy at large.
He expressed these views while addressing the National Workshop on Soybean Production in Pakistan organized by Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) here in Islamabad.
Dr. Kausar Abdullah Malik said that Soybeans are a leguminous crop, which means they have the ability to fix nitrogen in the soil with the help of symbiotic bacteria. This nitrogen-fixing property enhances soil fertility and is beneficial for crop rotation systems, Soybeans can be part of sustainable agricultural practices.
