The two days 2nd Pothwar Art and Literature Festival 2016 began at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) here on Wednesday.    Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad Vice Chancellor PMAS-AAUR was the chief guest while Deans, Directors, faculty members and large number of students were also present at the inaugural ceremony of the event. .... read more

      Speakers in the seminar mentioned that food security is one of the main challenges that world is facing today and emphasized that Pakistan needs to acquire new technologies & adopt good Agricultural practices  for production to ensure food security for the public at large. They also urged that agriculture innovations, new variet .... read more

        Superintendent Police, Choudhary Muhammad Yousaf visited Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR), on March 31, 2016 and delivered a lecture to bring further improvement in security arrangements. On the occasion, University’s Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad, faculty members and security guards were .... read more

          Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan has said that agriculture sector contributes 23 percent of GDP whereas around 45 percent of the work force is directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture for its livelihood on March 29, 2016.          .... read more

            A three-day(March 28-30, 2016) Regional Training Workshop on GIS for Agricultural Monitoring commenced at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR), here on Monday, with an aim to impart knowledge on efficient use of Geo-Information for monitoring and mapping of various agricultural proce .... read more

        Federal Minister for Defense Production Rana Tanveer Hussain, said agriculture is the backbone of Pakistan’s economy, and the government is taking measures to support the sector.   Federal Minister was speaking at the inauguration of an indigenous hydroponics system at the Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture .... read more

Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Dr. Song Jong-Hwan recommended that Pakistan has to adopt the Saemaul Undong (New Village Movement) which was the first step towards prosperity for Korea.   He stated this while addressing in a international seminar on “Entrepreneurial Thinking & Paradigm Change in Agriculture” at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture Unive .... read more

Speakers emphasized the importance of protecting and improving natural resources particular soil for increasing agriculture production in the country. They stressed the need to adopt latest agri practices and urged upon the agricultural scientists to pace up their work to boost up production in order to feed the increasing population.   They stated this on three Days 16th .... read more

As part of the efforts to promote livestock in line with the Korean New Village Movement, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) has distributed ten goats among poor villagers on University research farm located in Koont (Mandra Road Chakwal) with an aim to augment its scope under a project worth 3.5 million $ dollars.     The projec .... read more

The speakers at a seminar said that value addition of the agriculture products can help increase exports and earn maximum foreign exchange for the country.   They stated this while addressing at a seminar on “Entrepreneurial thinking & Paradigm Change in Agriculture” at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) on February 10, 20 .... read more