UAF launches first agriculture mobile phone android application

The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has launched first agricultural mobile phone android application relating to different crops and fruits diseases, their solutions and ways to increase productivity in order to educate the farming community. It was revealed at the UAF Deans Committee chaired by Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan at Syndicate Room in which Registrar Muhammad Hussain conducted the proceeding while Treasure Umer Saeed, Controller of Examination Muhammad Shafqat Iqbal, all deans and directors were present.
Director Information Technology Farjeel Javed gave the presentation on IT. The Vice Chancellor was informed that initially, the application named "horticulture UAF" is covering crops and fruits including wheat, cotton and citrus. The application is available free of cost on Google Play Store. Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said that other crops, vegetables and fruits would be included in the application to address the problems of the farming community. He said that lack of awareness among the farming community was the main hurdle to increase per acre production.