Experts from ANTAM, UN-CSAM, CABI visit PMAS-AAUR.

RAWALPINDI -- Experts from Asian and Pacific Network for Testing of Agricultural Machinery (ANTAM), UN Center for Sustainable Agriculture Mechanization (UN-CSAM), Engineers and Senior Management officers from Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) and Punjab Agriculture Department Field Wing have visited, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) to collaborate for the establishment of agricultural machinery testing and standardization center at the university.

During the visit, Vice Chancellor, PMAS-AAUR, Prof. Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman proposed to establish agricultural machinery testing facility and standardization and certification centers in different zones to promote agricultural mechanization in Pakistan.

The VC said that the agricultural machinery testing and standardization center would not only come up with a machinery performance rating system, but would guide the prospective users in the selection of agricultural machinery according to tested performance.

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