{"id":4876,"date":"2023-06-13T10:52:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T10:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/?p=4876"},"modified":"2023-06-13T10:52:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T10:52:31","slug":"climate-change-water-scarcity-main-challenges-to-enhance-rice-output-malik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/climate-change-water-scarcity-main-challenges-to-enhance-rice-output-malik\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate change, water scarcity main challenges to enhance rice output: Malik"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-39.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-39.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131578\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairman Rice Research and Development Board Punjab Shahzad Ali Malik here on Sunday said that challenges such as climate change, water scarcity and pests can affect rice production in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, hectic efforts must be made on top priority to address these issues through research and development, improved farming practices and policy support to ensure the continued importance and sustainability of rice as a cash crop in the country\u2019s economy, he said while talking to a delegation of plant breeders led by Prof Dr Muhammad Arshad Javed,Chairman Plant Breeding and Genetics Punjab University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shahzad Ali Malik said that rice was one of the most important cash crops in Pakistan, contributing significantly to the country\u2019s economy. 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