Farmers welfare can boost agri-sector
ISLAMABAD: The challenges faced by agriculture sector can be met only by making the farmers aware, their incomes & welfare as the main focus of planning, said Mr. Shamoon Sadiq Chief Executive Officer, Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Board (PHDEB)
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of 2nd batch of “Agribusiness Management Training”, he said, there is need to support intuitional and infrastructural development by the state and build as economic climate for farmers investments.
According to a press release issued by BHDEB, Agriculture is the back bone of our economy and agricultural development is central to all strategies for planned development. Progress in agriculture provided the relief in the form of the country being able to meet its minimum needs for agricultural commodities, he added. Mr. Razak Ahmed Malkana , Manager HPU welcomed the participants and expressed his views about the project and its objectives and training activities
PHDEB has signed an MOU with the relevant authorities of these colleges, under which, these colleges will conduct agribusiness related courses for the entrepreneurs from their areas. The Bard through the project will further support the colleges in strengthening the lab facilities and shall also provide finances to cover the costs of these trainings. It is expected that under this project, 3600 entrepreneurs will be trained in subjects of agribusiness during the project life.
This is the third course of the series designed for training the instructors of the commerce colleges. This program of training for the instructors of commerce colleges will be completed by February, 2009 and then the trainings for the beneficiaries will be held at these selected colleges.
Agribusiness Development & Diversification Project (ADDP) is a project of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MINFA) and PHDEB is an implementation partner in the project. The objectives of the project are to develop an environment, conducive for agribusiness through policy initiatives, capacity building of the entrepreneurs and other stakeholders in agribusiness supply chain and financial support to business through Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF).
Under capacity building component, the instructors forum 20 commerce colleges will be trained as trainers in various areas of Agribusiness, like; supply chain management, export procedure, WTO regulations. These colleges have selected from all over Pakistan, where the potential for horti-business development exists.-SANA
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