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Summary Two US scientists have reached Pakistan to help combat plant diseases.
The American Scientists have arrived to combat plant diseases in collaboration with local scientists and farmers.Speaking to Pakistani scientists at a research on Tuesday, Dr. Kay Walker Simmons, Deputy Administrator of the US Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service said, “Wheat is the center of Pakistani life as a food staple and a source of livelihood for many rural communities.American and Pakistani scientists, in coordination with the Pakistan Agricultural Research Commission (PARC), provincial agricultural research centers, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), and the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), conducted a series of workshops and meetings this week to address problems affecting wheat productivity and to assess the progress of US government-sponsored Wheat Productivity Enhancement Program (WPEP).
