Usman Khalid Chaudhry

Regulatory Affairs Manager @PakEPAIslamabad | Plant Researcher

[Murdoch's Centre for Crop & Food Innovation & SABC @MU_CCFI_Biotech]

Yesterday, we had the privilege of hosting a group of senior delegates from Pakistan, including representatives from:
🇵🇰 Ministry of National Food Security & Research
🇵🇰 National Agri-Trade & Food Safety Authority
🇵🇰 Environment Protection Agency
🇵🇰 Ministry of Commerce (@mincompk)
🇵🇰 Australian High Commission, Islamabad
🇦🇺 High Commission of Pakistan, Canberra (@PakinAustralia )
🇦🇺 Consulate General & Trade Commission of Pakistan, Sydney (@PakinSydney_ )
🇦🇺 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
🇦🇺 Grains Australia

The tour of CCFI gave us the opportunity to highlight our research objectives, showcase our Advanced Genomics Platform and explore exciting possibilities for bilateral collaboration and joint research projects.

Thank you to all delegates for your time and engagement - looking forward to the prospect of future collaboration!🌾🔬
#FoodSecurity #InternationalCollaboration #Research #Innovation #Pakistan #Australia #CCFI #Partnership

[Pakistan High Commission Australia @PakinAustralia]

Key discussions held with DAFF, FSANZ, OGTR & Grains Australia on market access, GM food regulation, residue monitoring & fumigation. Strengthening #PakistanAustralia agri cooperation. 🌱
#MNFSR #ClimateChange #PakAustralia

[Pakistan High Commission Australia @PakinAustralia]

From bulk grain handling at Kwinana to GM canola fields in Brookton, Pakistani officials explored Australia's cutting-edge agri systems, food safety protocols, & phytosanitary standards. 🌾🛡️
#PlantPakistan #AgTech #TradeDiplomacy

[Pakistan High Commission Australia @PakinAustralia]

🇵🇰🤝🇦🇺 A high-level Agro-Trade Delegation from Pakistan completed a successful technical visit to Western Australia (15–21 June), engaging with DAFF, regulators & industry on grain & oilseed trade access. #PakAustralia #AgriTrade #MNFSR #DAFF

[Usman Khalid Chaudhry @ukch455]

The Pak-BCH team attended the 7th Asian Short Course on Agribiotechnology, Biosafety Regulation, and Communication in Bangkok, Thailand, from 2-6 September 2024!

This intensive 5-day program offered invaluable insights from global experts.
#ASCA2024 #ISAAA #USDA

[Usman Khalid Chaudhry @ukch455]

Excited to share my latest article, the final piece of 2023! 🌱🔬. Research was done under the supervision of Ali Fuat Gokce hocam. Explored the impact of salt and drought stress on biochemical and molecular functions in onion cultivars. [https://t.co/qvciBhhGWI]

[Usman Khalid Chaudhry @ukch455]

Thank you @ICBAAgriculture and @UNCCD for organizing the training workshop. It was highly informative, and I appreciated gaining insights into decades of research work at ICBA for land restoration.

[International Center for Biosaline Agriculture @ICBAAgriculture]

A four-day international training workshop on “Biosaline Agriculture as an Approach to Land Restoration” concluded at #ICBAAgriculture’s headquarters in Dubai, the UAE, on 9 November 2023.

[International Center for Biosaline Agriculture @ICBAAgriculture]

A four-day international training workshop on “Biosaline Agriculture as an Approach to Land Restoration” kicked off at #ICBAAgriculture’s headquarters in Dubai, the UAE, on 6 November 2023.

[Faisal Saeed @faissalsaeed]

Find out our new article related sugar molecule #Trehalose Can be used for improvement of crops...

https://t.co/5Tk6eOzPAy
congrats and thanks >>>
@rajvarshney @KadambotS @Ale_Raza6 @SiDDMaliCk
#stressbiology #abioticstress #plants #geneticengineering @AbioticStress

[Usman Khalid Chaudhry @ukch455]

@faissalsaeed Congratulations

[Usman Khalid Chaudhry @ukch455]

Today, I visited a rice field where the application of Chlorantraniliprole was recommended to combat the threat of stem borers on rice plants and encourage their healthy growth. I also ensured various practices aimed at fostering the well-being of the rice crop at Ojla Agri Farm.

[Usman Khalid Chaudhry @ukch455]

@CaliskanME @gene_trait @CentreCemb Thank you Hocam

[Usman Khalid Chaudhry @ukch455]

This weekend, I had the privilege of visiting the Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, Lahore with @gene_trait an experience that offered a captivating glimpse into the forefront of cotton farming technology.

[Ed Mitchard 🛰️ @EdMitchard]

In 2018 I wrote a review paper in Nature on the impact of climate change on tropical forests (https://t.co/Jiu35OlPE7, subscription-free https://t.co/6YUd24ctDw)

I said that tropical forests were once a carbon sink, reducing climate change, but would soon be a carbon source 1/5

[ipbes @IPBES]

Soil pollution is invisible to the human eye, but it compromises the quality of the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe and puts human and environmental health at risk.

Learn more about #soil #pollution w/@FAO 🌱🐛

https://t.co/hU1tOUwjrq

[Backchannel @BackchannelNews]

#G20 #energy ministers failed to agree on a plan to #phaseout and #endfossilfuels, a major contributor to #climatechange.

The outcome document was weak and did not set ambitious targets for reducing emissions or increasing renewable energy use. Read on ⬇️

#COP28

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

A single tree can absorb 10 pounds of air pollutants each year. So planting native trees - and protecting established trees and forests - is good for our health and wellbeing, as well as benefitting wildlife and biodiversity, and tackling #climatechange 🌳

Via @LGSpace

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Fresh water from mountains is vital for achieving global #FoodSecurity.

#DYK that some of the world's largest cities, including New York, Rio de Janeiro, Nairobi, Tokyo & Melbourne, depend on freshwater from mountains?

More👉 https://t.co/OHqhG1bhhr

Via @FAO

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

💭#DYK that soils affected by salinity & sodicity undergo a rapid decline of health, losing their capacity for biomass production, natural filtration, carbon sequestration & other necessary ecosystem functions?

Learn more about the salt-affected soils w/@FAO
🌱🤎

[Michael J. Holdsworth @N_end_rules]

How do ERFVIIs transduce oxygen sensing in plants? Fantastic work by Agata Zubrycka @charlene_kunaka @LauraDalleC @sharmagunjan88 et al
Read my first ever 🧵 to find out more 1/?
#plantscience #hypoxia #nendrule @proteintermini @ISPLORE

https://t.co/SCM4XXKmqD