OUR STAFF REPORTER FAISALABAD - Pakistan can earn heavy amount of money by increasing the process of adopting new technologies and state-of-the-art researches by the farmers in their fields that is also essential to cope with the agri challenges. This was stated by University of Agriculture Vice Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmed Khan while addressing the inaugural session of the Crop Physiology Department Week at New Senate Hall, UAF, in connection with ongoing golden jubilee celebrations of the university on Monday. Faculty of Agriculture Dean Dr Muhammad Ashfaq, Department Chairman Dr Rashid Ahmad, Dr Shahzad Basra and Prof Dr Nazir Ahmad also spoke on the occasion. He said that it was prerequisite to expedite the practice of transferring the knowledge into goods and services as progressive farmers were getting 70 to 80 mounds of wheat per acre while the traditional farmers were obtaining only around 25 mounds per acre. Pining hope on the university scientists and extension workers, the vice chancellor urged them to work on war footing for increasing the pace of work on outreach programmes. The university is conducting outreach programmes in which various teams of scientists visit villages in order to educate them about new technologies and researches and to persuade them apply in their fields. He said that government had announced a scheme under which tractors were distributed among the top producers of wheat per acre. Resultantly, the top growers were getting as many as 80 mounds per acre. It shows one can get the same amount of production if he adopts latest information and researches and apply it, he added. Faculty of Agriculture Dean Dr Muhammad Ashfaq stressed the need for growing Moringa, a plant that is declared 'a plant of 21st century by NASA. He said it has 7 times more Vit C than orange and 4 times Vit A than carrot and 4 times more calcium than milk. He said that with the use of it as fodder, we can increase the production of milk 43 percent to 65 percent. He said that it is also being used for getting bio-fuel as it seeds have a good quantity of bio-oil. The chairman said the department was also working on the introduction and assessment of climate resilient crops like Quinoa, Linola, and Camelina to meet the need of edible and food security in the country. He said that agriculture metrological cell was another feature of the department which not only provides data for scientific community but also source for research on weather trends. Dr Shahzad Basra threw light on field physiology lab, activities and future thrusts. He said that a Memorandum of Understanding was inked between Life Technologies and UAF to formulate marketable product of moringa.