LAHORE: Punjab Livestock & Dairy Development Board (PLDDB) and Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI) Bahawalpur Division here Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to empower female farmers in livestock and related fields.Both organizations mutually agreed to work together for capacity building of rural female livestock farmers on the development of integrated livestock value chain.
PLDDB will conduct training sessions on good livestock practices, cultivation of fodder varieties and to provide subsidized feeding resourcefor registered female livestock farmers.
The PLDDB will provide small animals, animal vaccination and fodder seed to registered needy female livestock farmers.Board will also explore joint venture opportunities for women chamber of commerce with the local and international donors on various projects.On the other hand, WBCCIB will provide basic infrastructure to PLDDB for establishment of its sub office in the chamber.
WCCIB will conduct preliminary field research to find out needy female farmers and register them to execute the objectives of the instant MoU.
The WCCIB will provide data of relevant stakeholder to PLDDB for further business ventures in the same field. WCCIB will provide basic infrastructure for establishment of sub office of PLDDB, or the same may be in the premises of chamber.
Addressing the MoU signing ceremony, Chairman PLDDB and Provincial Minister for Labour, Raja Ashfaq Sarwar said that Punjab government was striving to empower female farmers of the province and the MoU with Women chamber is the milestone in this regard.
He said that under the visionary leadership of Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, “We are facilitating farmers as much as we can.”
The PLDDB CEO Miss Saira Iftikhar said that this collaboration would strengthen female farmers in livestock sector as we will provide them valuable assistance in farming.
WCCI-Bahawalpur President Shireen Arshad Khan said that they are grateful to the PLDDB on providing such a useful plateform to female farmers.
