Third International Workshop on Dairy Science Park with the theme of 'Supporting the war-hit economy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through self-employment and hygienic food production' for local consumers and international Halal market will be held on November 16, in the historic city of Peshawar.
Technical sessions of the workshop will be included Meat and Dairy Technology; Poultry Science; Dairy Science; Animal Health; Fodders, Feeds and nutrition; Reproduction and Genetics; Entrepreneurship & Marketing; QC/HACCP/Halal certification; Financing/Islamic investment; Environment/Climate Change; Legislation and policy; Zoonosis and One Health; Recommendations of Pre-symposium Seminar on Biotech Products.
An industrial exhibition will be held during the event to display the products and services to be used for promotion of livestock industry in the province. This was disclosed during discussion held at here at Regional Office of SMEDA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The meeting attended by Zafar Hussain Paracha, Professor Mohammad Subhan Qureshi, Riaz Hussain and Provincial Chief SMEDA, Javed Iqbal Khattak and Manager, SMEDA, Rashid Aman.
The meeting reviewed the status of industrialisation in livestock sector and termed the policy approved by KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak a blessing for engagement of the youth and was in line with the efforts made under the Dairy Science Park to provide industrial support to the livestock sector.
The participants were of the view that the people of the region have no access to quality food at appropriate prices and suggested the establishment of Agri-Marts with products of certified quality produced at farms with certified inputs and services, backed up with a sound set-up of value addition for milk, meat, eggs, fish, fruits and vegetables. The Dairy Science Park has initiated registering corporate partners for training, research and quality monitoring purpose.
KP, FATA and the adjoining areas of Afghanistan have been source of conflicts. In spite of having rich natural resources, including livestock, the people are facing extreme poverty. Dairy Science Park has emerged as a Society at the University of Agriculture, Peshawar as an engine to mobilise the resources and network the stakeholders for achieving the two sustainable goals of: i) self-employment of youth and: ii) hygienic food production for local consumption and export, in partnership with the United Nations.
An Advisory Panel of 10-member has been constituted for getting policy directions for the Park. A 21-member Panel of Experts has been notified for getting technical inputs for operation of various programs.
A panel of Focal Points (9) has been appointed for establishing scientific, business, and economic collaboration with Australia, China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, the Netherlands, USA, and Canada. Dairy Science Park Veterinary Clinic and Marketing Centre (DSP-VCMC) has been established at Chamkani, GT Road, Peshawar, 20-km from the head office, which is surrounded by a good number of peri-urban dairy farms, calf fattening farms, sheep and goats herds, and poultry farms.
A model calf fattening farm has been established for buffaloes and cattle calves under Meat Park, a privately owned limited company registered under Partnership Act 1932, with the Office of the Registrar of Firms, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar (Reg No 7822/9/29357). Medium-sized farms and other partners are registered and guided through visits and telephonic calls. The registered farmers are provided consultancy in selection of animals for purchase and sale, laboratory diagnosis of diseases, and treatment and vaccination of sick animals. The farmers are advised on adopting hygienic practices, cost effective feeding, enhanced growth rates, and reproductive management.