Lahore: The third one-day “Agriculture and Food Sciences Innovation Event” was organized in MNS Agricultural University Multan with the support of Dise. The event was inaugurated and presided over by Minister for Agriculture, Punjab Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister Agriculture said that innovation in agriculture and food sciences is the need of the hour to ensure food security through healthy and hygienic food. He further said that universities are engines of research. Such activities are indispensable for students to develop new and innovative ways of doing business,he maintained.
Vice-Chancellor MNS University, Multan Prof. Dr. Asif Ali said that the University of Agriculture has provided a conducive environment for the development of entrepreneurial skills among the students so that the students can be equipped with the required skills.
By which the business related to agriculture and food can be promoted. Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Dr. Faisal Zahoor said that Government is trying to ensure food security in the country through coordinated efforts. He further said that the Department of Agriculture is striving hard to create awareness among farmers as well as provide relevant technology to deal with the issue of climate change.
DG Agriculture Punjab Dr. Anjum Butar said that the agriculture department will achieve its target of wheat cultivation. DG Research Punjab Nawaz Khan Makan said that the Agriculture Research Wing is working to develop new varieties of crops which is very important for the development of agriculture.
CEO DISE Dr Khurshid Qureshi said that meeting the nutritional needs of climate change and growing population is a big challenge.
Students and faculty members of more than 30 universities presented more than 90 innovative business ideas in these competitions. More than 20 stalls of various industries and businesses were set up in the dais.
In this event, Vice Chancellor Bahauddin Zakaria University Professor Dr. Mansoor Akbar Kundi and other faculty and staff students and a large number of families visited the stalls. The best business ideas were awarded with prize money so that they could further expand their business for the betterment of the people.
