Everyone is familiar with the changing climate of the world. Countries are taking initiatives to minimize the effect of climate change on food security. Being a plant pathologist, we may incorporate biological agents to manage plant diseases. Fungicides and pesticides have impact on farming system as well as on environment. Moreover the fungicides give the results very quick. No doubt they are polluting the environment as well as super races of pathogens evolve. Biological agents such as Trichoderma spp, Coniothyrum spp as well as other in various formulations must be provided by the respective countries to the farmers in cheap price. The farmers will slowly become habitual to spray these biological agents on their plants. In this way thousands of beneficial species which are stabilizing the ecosystem can be saved from the toxicity of the chemicals. In the underneath of plants, we must create more completions between pathogen and biological agents so that the pathogens will not find time to infect plants as a result the yield will be boost up and will feed the growing populations. I am currently working on biological agents and find that biological agents perform well as compared to toxic synthetic fungicides. I think the environment become safer with the biological agents and if the environment would be safe, certainly the food and nutrition will be more secured. I want to explore the microbes further to gain sustainable agricultural systems.
Г-н Aqleem Abbas