peshawar
April 30, 2025
Agricultural expert wants farmers to grow hybrid maize
This representational image shows maize. — Unsplash/FilePESHAWAR: An agriculture expert and former secretary of Pakistan Tobacco Board Khan Faraz on Tuesday asked farmers to grow hybrid maize.He said it was unfortunate that certain stakeholders in seed businesses opposed the introduction of genetically modified maize commercial cultivation.“Maize is a cash crop and is abundantly available. It is the third most important cereal crop of the country after wheat and rice. It is the fifth...