A dialogue on developing competitive seed sector for enhancing agricultural productivity was held, here on Friday, at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi PMAS-AAUR) in collaboration with National Seed Development and Regulatory Authority (NSDRA). The event provided an opportunity to facilitate knowledge exchange and encourage collaboration between scientists .... read more

A training workshop on mushroom cultivation to empower local women in the mushroom cottage industry was organized by Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR), here on Tuesday, aimed to create new income opportunities for women by introducing them to the potential of mushroom cultivation. The workshop was organized by the female faculty of Center of Excell .... read more

The 3rd Annual Aridian Milk Fair-2025 was held at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) on January 07, 2025. The event was organized by Dairy Science Club at Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (FV&AS), PMAS-AAUR, with an aim to celebrate the dairy industry, promote local dairy products, and raise awareness about the significance of dairy in our da .... read more

Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain along with the Ambassador of China, H.E. Jiang Zaidong visited Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR), on December 18, 2024. The visit focused on strengthening agricultural cooperation between Pakistan & China and to visit the newly established "China-Pakistan Research and .... read more

Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan stated that December 16 is one of the most painful days in Pakistan history. He expressed these sentiments on December 16, 2024 while addressing at the inaugural ceremony of three days International Training Workshop on DSSAT, Assessing Climate Change Impact, Adaptation & Mitigation Using Crop Simulation Models at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agricul .... read more

Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Prof Dr Mohammad Mukhtar on November 19, 2024 highlighted the impact of climate change on food security. He was addressing a three-day 2nd International Conference on Plant Sciences and Expo 2024 (ICPSE-2024) under the theme: Plant Biodiversity and Food Security in the Wake of Climate Change (PBFS-CC)” held at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agric .... read more

A training session on the Kjeldahl method for protein analysis was held at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR), here on Friday. The training session, titled "The Kjeldahl Experience: From Theory to Practice," was funded by HEC and the University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (UIBB) organized this event. This event highlighted UIBB p .... read more

On October 28, 2024, the China-Pakistan Research and Development Center for Modern Agriculture and Efficient Water Technologies was completed at the PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR). The center was jointly established by National Research Center of Efficient Irrigation Engineering and Technology-Xinjiang, Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI) and PMAS-AAUR. The cen .... read more

Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) ranked 10th among Pakistani both public & private universities. PMAS AAUR ranked overall 801-1000 among universities in the world. The ranking was announced by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings (WUR) 2025 and includes 2092 best performing universities from different countries. The World .... read more

Speakers at a seminar urged the need for conservation efforts and sustainable management of forest resources, drawing parallels with the importance of protecting Pakistan’s diverse ecosystems. The international seminar on exploring the plant diversity of the Amazon - the world’s largest wilderness was held on October 10, 2024 at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalp .... read more