ISLAMABAD: the World Vegetable Centre, in collaboration with Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), US Agency for International Development (USAID), International Maze and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), ILRI, IRRI, UC Davis University of California and AVRDC, is arranging a two day international conference on agriculture from August 24.
The conference will be held under the title of Annual Conference 2015 on Agricultural Innovations for Improved Productivity and Economic Growth. The main objective of the event is to highlight the accomplishments of Agricultural Innovation Programme (AIP) in the form of new technologies and practices resulting from improved skills of the vast network of the farming community.
The event would also provide an opportunity for public and private sectors linkages with the agriculture who have been organized, trained and mobilized by the programme. Besides, it would provide a common platform to exchange information, discuss opportunities, challenges and plans for future collaborations with the stakeholders. Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan would inaugurate the conference and highlight the steps taken by the government for the development of agri-sector of the country.
