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Family Farm Can Survive in the 21th Century!
Hi! Good Day. I am Irshad, and here you will find information about myself & my Farm.
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Managing Personal Agriculture Farm (Mumtaz Farm Kabirwala Distt. Khanewal
Pakistan)About 30 km from Multan fruit market connected by road.
As we have a history of 1000 years in Multan our civilization
and farming evolved in every era. I have official record
since 1804.
rich farmlands of southern
Punjab in Pakistan. In Multan our history books and documents landholding go
back long way . As nine hundred years ago Shah Yusef Gardezi came to Multan 1060 AD and lay down the
foundation of our family.
My father Syed Mumtaz
Hussain Gardezi modernized the
farm in 1949 by adding tractors (Cattier Piller
D-2),Tube Wells
and Buffalo dairy farms
etc. In 1971 I joined farming with my brother and father
both were kind enough to gave me free hand to do experiments and
guided
me with their experience .We
started Sheep and Fish farming. Cotton was
our main target. Land leveling ,Crop management and Seed Preparing
was done under the guidance of Dr Lewder Milk (USA). We have added Citrus Plants
mainly Kinnows to our farm .Mango planting started by the Local
Experience
Tropical Development &
Research Institute (UK) started their research on my farm in 1984 , later on
Natural Resources Institute continued that project up till 1995. These
researches uplifted the productivity of our Farm.
Now our major crop is Mango, integrated with Kinnows (citrus) trees to utilized the maximum land and to get double crop from the same land.
Weed control is under trail by using round up (Monsanto) now a days.
Cotton Fields at our Farm, photography by British Overseas Development Program UK
1985 My early days at farm
Citrus & Mango Trees Feb.1999
1960 in Multan In Scotland 1962
Acknowledgements:
I am deeply grateful to the followings Scientists:
1. Dr.Lowder Milk (USA)
2. David J.Chamberlain (UK)( 1985-2004)
3. Dr.D.G Champion
4. Nicholas J. Brown (UK)
5. Dr. John Murals (UK)
6. Dr.David R.Hall (UK)
7. Mr.Takumi Izuno (USA)
Syed Qaim Hussain Gardezi died at multan 28 may 1928.
Syed Mumtaz Hussain Gardezi 1902-1977 (My father).
Me & Raza outside my Father's house. My house design by myself completed in 1990
My Date of birth 31st January 1940 Wednesday 8 PM. (21st Zeel Hijjah 1358 A.H. )
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