Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Nazar Muhammad Gondal, has said that the government is planning to introduce the latest agriculture technologies for the treatment of the brackish underground water in certain areas of the country. The minister stated this in a meeting held with the visiting delegates of Magnetic Technologies of United Arab Emirates here.

Gondal said that there is about 6 million of saline land available in Pakistan and making such a huge amount of land cultivable would definitely bring about a very positive change in the agricultural sector of the country. The minister urged the visiting delegates to provide at least two devices for testing purposes so that the results are observed before entering into any deal with the company.

The company claims that Magnetic Technologies Corner (MTC) of Dubai, UAE is presently operative in more than 25 countries in the world. MTC Magnetic Solutions (MMS) unit is an inline device designed to pass water through a magnetic field of high gauss strength. Magnetic treatment of water elevates the PH that has the effect of reducing corrosion tendencies. The MMS changes around 18 properties of water, thus making it active and potent to ensure improvement in productivity and efficiency.

The minister further said that the economy of the country is directly related to agriculture and no progress is possible without development in the agricultural sector. He said if the results of the testing units are productive, the government would promote the technology by even providing subsidy to the farmers.

He also directed the technical experts to make suggestions after evaluating the results of the units. The visiting delegation included CEO of the company Junaid Khouri, Director International Operations Farid Uddin and Sales Manager Ibtisam.

Secretary, Additional Secretaries and other officials of the ministry also attended the meeting.