ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) has commercialised nine technologies to increase use of agricultural machinery and achieve production targets. Around 13 technologies are under process of commercialisation, sources at National Food Security and Research Division said on Monday. Highlighting the steps taken by the govt to protect crops from harsh weather conditions in the country and to mitigate loss, the official sources said that researchers are focusing to develop crop varieties which can tolerate harsh climates.
For this purpose, candidate varieties are tested at different locations under National Uniform Yield Trail (NUYT) to see their abilities to withstand in different environmental conditions in the country. The other step is that the government has reduced Sales Tax from 17pc to 7pc on supply of imported machinery and equipments, whereas Custom Duty on import of agri machinery and equipments was also reduced from 5pc to 2pc to promote use of machinery in agricultural sector in the country.
