Sukkur IBA dean says agriculture needs attention. PHOTO: REUTERS
SUKKUR: Sindh is blessed with great fields and human resources and we should utilise these to improve agriculture, which lacks value-addition, said Sukkur IBA Dean and Director Professor Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui at an international seminar on agribusiness.
The two-day event concluded after detailed panel discussions and field visits to dairy farm and agricultural sites.
The event, jointly organised by the Khairpur Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) and Sukkur Institute of Business Administration (IBA), aimed to offer a platform to all stakeholders related to the field of agriculture and business to discuss KSEZ and its implication on economic, agriculture, markets and society at large.
The program focused on creating linkages between the academia and the industry and was attended by more than 200 participants from various universities.
Massey University New Zealand Associate Professor Dr Peter Tozer also addressed the seminar, saying that despite having a small geography and not producing buffalo milk New Zealand produces more than Pakistan.
Torez said that keeping in view the Pakistani life style and larger reliance on village life, there is huge potential to produce milk in large quantity and lead the entire world. However, it requires training and education to farmers and growers, he added.
The event also included panel group discussions on various topics including KSEZ, governance, investment and response in which representatives from economic zone, farmer community and investors shared views.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 9th, 2017.
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