50th Anniversary: Week of events at Agri University

Seminar on Breeding Crops for Stressed Environment will be held at the University of Agriculture on April 18 and 19.

FAISALABAD: An international seminar on Breeding Crops for Stressed Environment will be held at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), on April 18 and 19. The seminar is being organised by The Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics Faculty as part of its week long celebrations of the university’s 50th anniversary. Delegates from other countries would start arriving at the UAF on April 17 to attend the seminar.

A university spokesperson said the inaugural session of the seminar would be held at 9am on April 18 in Old Senate Hall.

It would be followed by two technical sessions at 11:30 am and 3pm, respectively, in Farmer’s Syndicate Hall on the same day. The third and forth technical sessions would be held at 9am and 11:30am on April 19. A Stakeholders Workshop would be held in Farmer’s Syndicate Hall at 9:30am on April 20.

Sports events will be organised on April 21, other events including quiz competitions, scientific models, paintings and experiments demonstration competitions on April 22. The celebrations would conclude on on April 23.



Published in The Express Tribune, April 8^th, 2011.