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Organized byDepartment of Agronomy

PMAS-Arid Agriculture UniversityRawalpindi

Funded byPunjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB)

Organizing Committee for the workshop

“Climate Change Impact assessment and adaptation strategies for wheat and groundnut production

using Decision Support System”

Dr. Muhammad Naveed Tahir Assistant Professor

Department of AgronomyPMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi

WORKSHOP SECRETARY

Cell: +92 300 6917208 E-Mail: naveed@uaar.edu.pk

I. Patron-in-Chief

II. Chairman Committee

Prof. Dr. Fayyaz-ul-Hassan, (Dean, FC&FS)

III. Focal Person

Dr. Muhammad Naveed Tahir, (Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy)

IV. Invitation & Printing/Publication Committee Convener

Dr. Ghulam Abbas Shah, (Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy)

V. Refreshment & Accommodation Committee Convener

Dr. Asim Gulzar, (Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology)

Dr. Muhammad Tariq, (Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology)

VI. Media Committee Convener

Mr. Musa Kalim, Public Relation Officer (PRP)

VII. Resource Person:

Dr. Muhammad Naveed Tahir, (PI/Assistant Professor, PMAS-AAUR)

Dr. Syed Afftab Wajid, (Co-PI/Associate Professor, UAF)

Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad (Consultant/Assistant Professor, COMSATS

University, Islamabad)

Prof. Dr. Qamar Uz Zaman, (Vice Chancellor, PMAS-AAUR)

4th- 5th September 2019

INTRODUCTION THE WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS

OBJECTIVE The goal of the training workshop is to develop capacity building of young scientists, researchers, post-graduate students in climate change impact assessment and adaptation strategies for wheat and groundnut production. This training will provide an opportunity to develop consortium of researchers across the country for improving management strategies for sustainable crop production under changing climate using Decision Support System.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND Agronomists, Agricultural Researchers,

Soil Scientists, Agro-meteorologists, Nutrient Management Specialists, Resource Management Specialists, Agricultural Extension Agents, Policy Makers, Economists, Planners and other Agricultural professionals striving to reduce risks in increasing agricultural productivity should attend this workshop. Participants should bring their Laptop with Windows 64 bit Operating System. Limited accommodation facility is available for participants outside the Rawalpindi/Islamabad city. No TA/DA will be paid to the participants. Female researchers /students are encouraged to participate.

From last decades, climate change already witness to happen and its impact is more vulnerable for agriculture especially under rainfed conditions due to uncertainty in rainfall pattern coupled with high temperature (Abrupt seasonal change).The uncertainty in rainfall is directly link with farming practices like sowing date, choice of cultivar and nitrogen application etc. Therefore, under these circumstances agricultural production can be hampered to attain national food security target, livelihood of small landholding farmers, adequate supply of food at reasonable price and policy implementation. Decision Support System hasdemonstrate the effect of plant genetics, agronomic management and environmental interactions on agricultural productivity. There is dire need todevelop adaptation/management strategies to reduce the impact of climate change for sustainable crop production.

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Pakistan is highly vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change. According to the climate risk index, Pakistan is the 7 most vulnerable country due to climate change. Future projections show that the temperature in Pakistan is expected to rise by 2.8°C by 2069.

th Describe a practical approach for simulating effect of soil, weather, management,

and genetic factors on crop production

Make extensive use of hands-on sessions that apply the DSSAT-CSM model to

cropping systems in various regions of the world

Describe procedures for collecting and managing crop, weather and soil data for

model calibration and evaluation

Give participants the opportunity to work with their own data and determine the

accuracy of the models for application to specific problems

Exercise: How to create Management files (X build), Soil File (S build) and

Weather files.

Analyze management alternatives for single seasons or over long-term crop rotations

Exercise: Calibration and Evaluation of model

Climate Change Impact Assessment using wheat/groundnut data.

Future Climate change scenario generation (RCPs)

Exercise: Climate Change Impact assessment using General Circulation

Models (GCMs)

Adaptation Strategies/Options for Wheat and Groundnut crop

“CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR WHEAT AND GROUNDNUT PRODUCTION

USING DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM”

PROGRAMHand-on training on

th4 -5 September, 2019 at PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi.Venue: FC&FS Seminar Room

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Hour ActivityDay-1, 4 September, 2019th

08:00-09:00 Registration09:00-09:10 Recitation & Naat

09:10-09:15

09:15-09:20

Welcome address by Dean FC&FS Prof. Dr. Fayyaz ul HassanGoals of the DSSAT Training Workshop Dr. M.Naveed TahirAddress by the Honorable Chief Guest Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan Former Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture Faisalabad

09:20-10:00

Vote of thanks by Worthy Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Qamar Uz Zaman10:00-10:15

10:15-10:25 Group Photo (In front of Admin Block)10:25-10:45

Technical Session-I Tea Break

10:45-11:00 History and overview of Decision Support System for Agro-technology Transfer (DSSAT) Dr. M. Naveed Tahir

11:00-11:30Installation of DSSAT V4.6.1/4.7 and Description of DSSAT Accessories and tools Dr. M. Naveed Tahir / Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad

11:30-12:00

12:00-13:00

Minimum input dataset for model operation Dr. Syed Aftab WajidExercise: Generation of management (X) file with given data Dr. M. Naveed Tahir/ Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad

13:00-14:00 Lunch & Prayer BreakTechnical Session-II

14:00-14:30

14:30-15:00

Exercise: Generation of weather (WTH) File with given data set Dr. Syed Aftab WajidExercise: Generation of Soil (S) builds with given data set Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad

15:00-15:15 Tea BreakTechnical Session-III

15:15-16:00

16:00-17:00

Exercise: Generation of A and T files with given data Dr. Syed Aftab WajidExercise: Addition of local cultivar in genotype file Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad

Day-2, 5 September, 2019th

Technical Session-IConcept of Genetic coefficient and model parameterization Dr. Syed Aftab WajidExercise: Calibration and Evaluation of model/ Self-exercise: calibration and evaluation of model Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad

09:00-10:00

10:00-11:00

Tea Break11:00-11:15Technical Session-II

Seasonal Analysis: How to construct Seasonal FileDr. Ishfaq AhmadExercise: Climate change impacts by Environmental Modification Dr. Syed Aftab WajidExercise: Climate change impacts assessments using General Circulation Models (GCMs)

Lunch & Prayer Break

11:15-11:45

11:45-12:15

12:15-13:0013:00-14:00

Technical Session-IIIAdaptation Strategies/Options for Wheat crop Dr. Syed Aftab Wajid14:00-14:45

14:45-15:30Adaptation Strategies/Options for Groundnut crop Dr. Syed Aftab Wajid

15:30-15:50Concluding Remarks by the Worthy Voice ChancellorProf. Dr. Qamar Uz Zaman

Conclusion Session

15:50-16:00 Certificate Distribution 16:00-16:30 Tea Break

R.S.V.P:

Programme

08:00-09:00 Registration09:00-09:10 Recitation & Naat

09:10-09:15

09:15-09:20

Welcome address by Dean FC&FS Prof. Dr. Fayyaz ul HassanGoals of the DSSAT Training Workshop Dr. M.Naveed TahirAddress by the Honorable Chief Guest Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan Former Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture Faisalabad

09:20-10:00

Vote of thanks by Worthy Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Qamar Uz Zaman10:00-10:15

10:15-10:25 Group Photo (In front of Admin Block)10:25-10:45 Tea Break

Hour Activity

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Department of Agronomy

PMAS-AAUR

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Looking ForwardDr. Muhammad Naveed Tahir Prof. Dr. Qamar Uz Zaman,

(Vice Chancellor) Patron-in-Chief