He was addressing International Seminar/ workshop “vermi- fertilizer: A potential source of organic and sustainable agriculture in Pakistan arranged by Department of Agronomy UAF at conference Hall, Center for Advanced Studies.
He said that it will provide the healthy organic food for the people but also give doable solutions to dump remains of fruits, vegetables and crops. He said that the due to increasing usage of chemical fertilizer and the excessive cultivation on same land, the land fertilely was on the decline. He said that utilization of the vermi-compost as organic supplement and the soil conditioner is the substitute for the inorganic fertilizer. He said that as an advancement of model titled Bio Healthy Agriculture China, the remains of fruits, vegetable, and livestock would be processed through worms to produce vermi organic fertilizer. He said that we have to identify the earth worth keeping in view of our environment in view for the said cause. He said that the step will also help lower down the import budget pf chemical fertilizer. He lauded the efforts of Dr Zubair of the Agronomy Department UAF and his team for introducing vermi- fertilizer model. Turkish scientist Korkmaz Beliturk said that in his country, various agricultural lands were facing deficiency in organic matter due to usage of chemical fertilizer. He said that with the usage of vermi fertilizer, the situation had improved there. He said that many companies in Turkey had been producing the vermi fertilizer. Punjab Sugarcane Research and Development Board Dr Shahid Afghan said that his department was having the fund of Rs 600 million for research. He said that if we ensure the organic fertilizer and lower burden of chemical fertilizer, we can save Rs 10 billion a year. Dr Asif Tanvir, Dr Ashfaq Chatha, Dr Zubair Aslam and others also spoke.