Farmers’ woes: Provincial minister urges action

FAISALABAD:

Punjab Agriculture Minister Farrukh Javed called for joint efforts on the part of all stakeholders to address problems of the farming community while he chaired the 41st senate meeting of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF).

Javed commended the government for setting up a think tank in a bid to cope with challenges faced by the agriculture sector. “Farmers fleeing their occupation due to rising costs should be a matter of concern. In this regard, collaboration within all the stakeholders is needed to come up with pragmatic solutions.”

UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said, “Education is the only tool that could bring prosperity  in any country. For that purpose, the government has earmarked Rs71 billion for education in the budget. The university research portfolio has crossed Rs3 billion and a 100 faculty members will go to University of California for capacity building.”

Published in The Express Tribune, August 6^th, 2015.

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