Pakistan began to combine sugarcane with wheat and other crops

Published 2023년 4월 16일

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Researchers in Pakistan are advocating for intercropping as a solution to the country's agricultural challenges, with a focus on growing wheat and sugarcane together. This method, which involves planting a second crop between rows of the first crop, has the potential to boost wheat production by 70% if half the area usually used for sugarcane is dedicated to intercropping. The approach also has the potential for triple cropping and the use of less land for sugarcane, which could reduce wheat import costs. The National Crop Interconnection Research Center (NRCI) is collaborating with Chinese universities to develop intercropping systems and equipment, and is translating relevant literature to share with farmers.

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The researchers concluded that to solve Pakistan's agricultural problems, intercropping would be the best choice. This is written by the news portal about cooperation between Pakistan and China Gwadar Pro with quotes from experts. “As you know, at the end of the season we are facing a shortage of wheat. With this in mind, we have crossed wheat with sugarcane,” Dr. Imran, who works with sugarcane and wheat intercropping at the National Crop Interconnection Research Center (NRCI), told Gwadar Pro. - If we use 50 percent of the area under sugar cane for intermediate-combined crops, then we will get from these fields an average of 70 percent of the total wheat crop. Since sugar cane plants are slow to germinate, 120 days after planting, there is a window for wheat - during this period we will harvest approximately 25 tons of wheat per acre (Ed. acre = 0.4 ha). In this way, we will save millions of dollars spent on importing wheat.” Test fields of sugar cane with wheat are already ...

Source: Agroxxi