History

• 6 Aug.          Signed an MOU for Agricultural Technology Cooperation between Korea and Pakistan.

• 14 Sept.       Opened KOPIA Pakistan Center at National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) of Pakistan.

• 13 Oct.         Contract for KOPIA center renovation.

• 27 Oct.         Seminar on the Agricultural Technical Cooperation Plan of KOPIA Pakistan Center at NARC    

• 12 Nov.        1st KOPIA Advisory Committee Meeting at NARC to evaluate KOPIA project proposals.      

• 1 Jan.       Completion of KOPIA center renovation

• 4 May.              Inauguration ceremony of aeroponic cultivation system and signing the agreement for  three technical cooperation projects

                         with H.E. Korean ambassador Suh Sangpyo

• 22 Jun.             Visit of Prime Minister's Special Advisor at KOPIA aerroponic cultivation facility

• 4 Aug.      Inauguration ceremony of KOPIA Pakistan Center and  aerroponic seed potato production system

• 7 Sep.       Installation of chili drying and washing machines at the Arid Zone Research Centre(AZRC) Umerkot

• 14 Feb.          First Task Force Meeting to plan KOPIA Project on “Self Sufficiency of Virus Free Potato Seed Multiplication by  Aeroponic Technique”

• 5 Apr.      Seminar on the fodder crop breeding and cultivation techniques in Korea

• 14 Apr.       Training of a potato scientist in Korea for 6 months (Mr. Waqas Ahmed Dogar, Horticultural Research Institute)

• 9 May.      Seminar on “Pakistan Seed Management System” by Dr. Kwon Min

• 4 Jun.      Harvest seed potato by aeroponic cultivation

• 13-17 Jun.    Internship for aeroponic production technology by Pakistani students

• 22 Aug.     Seminar on Seed potato production in Pakistan by Dr. Khalid Parooq

• 27-28 Oct.    Transplanting seed potato plantlets in KOPIA greenhouse

• 15 Dec.         Inauguration of new aeroponic seed potato production facility attended by MNFSR Minister, Korean Ambassador

• 3 Jan.       New pilot project review meeting and production plan review

• 4 Jan.              Press briefing on the Aeroponic Seed Potato Production

• 25 Jan.     Seminar on Korean potato production technology by Mr. Waqas

• 3 Feb.       Multiplication seed potato at the KOPIA screen houses

• 4 Feb.      Visit by delegation of Economic Cooperation Organization Science Foundation (ECOSF) to observe potato 

                        aeroponic production

• 14 Feb.       Visit by Director of CAB International Asia Regional Office

                              Visit Director of AZRC-Umarkot

• 15 Feb.           Visit scientists of Integrated Water Resources Development (IWRD), Balochistan Province.

                       Meeting with Director of the Arid Zone Research Centre (AZRC).

• 16 Feb.           Visit of the Head of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Pakistan Office.

• 21 Feb.            Meeting with Korean agricultural entrepreneurs.

• 24 Feb.            Meeting on base line survey for potato production in Pakistan.

• 20 Mar.            Press briefing on aeroponic seed potato cultivation