Published on, Sept. 25 -- September 25, 2025 6:16 PM

A groundbreaking collaboration between Pakistan and China is testing eco-friendly tomato farming methods that could significantly reduce chemical use while maintaining stable crop yields. Field experiments in Sargodha have shown that pesticide usage can be cut by more than 40 percent without lowering productivity, marking a major step toward sustainable agriculture.

The trials were conducted under the supervision of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad and Yunnan University through the Yunnan Fruit Vegetable Flower Integrated Pest Management International Joint Lab. Researchers implemented the "3MP" system, short for Multidimensional Management of Multiple Pests, which focuses on ...