Chancellor Islamia University Bahawalpur Engineer Professor Dr. Athar Mehboob visited the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s office in Pakistan and met the organization’s representative, Florence Roll. Food security and agriculture, intercropping and other important topics were discuss on this occasion. The Vice-Chancellor informed about the teaching and research measures being taken by Islamia University Bahawalpur in this regard.
Islamia University Bahawalpur is currently carrying out the most important research projects for the national economy. Promoting cooperation and collaboration at the national and international level in the field of food security. A National Center for Intercropping has been establish for intercropping of maize and soybeans, among other important crops. Which is conducting research on intercropping of these crops in collaboration with Chinese universities to make the country self-sufficient in edible oil production. It is possible to save valuable foreign exchange spent on importing it.
Similarly, this project is also important in the production of poultry feed. Cotton varieties introduced by Islamia University Bahawalpur are cultivated on 40% of the area of Punjab province. Its very popular among the farming community due to their compatibility with local, climatic and geographical conditions. Islamia University Bahawalpur is also working on the project of converting Cholistan into a special agro-economic zone through rain augmentation project with the help of Punjab government and federal agencies. Which is of great importance in the country’s agricultural economy and food security.
Florence Roll, representative of the Institute of Food and Agriculture, appreciated the projects of Islamia University Bahawalpur. She expressed interest in the agricultural research projects of Islamia University Bahawalpur. She emphasized on cooperation with agricultural scientists and researchers. The Vice-Chancellor invited him to visit Islamia University Bahawalpur to promote possible collaboration and linkages with the United Nations Organization for these projects.