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The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore on Monday shared with stakeholders the results of two research studies/projects conducted by its Business School and Center for Applied Policy Research in Livestock (CAPRIL) with the financial support of Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA). Poultry farmers, industry representatives, faculty members and students attended the presentation. Kinnaird Collage Principal Ms. Rukhsana David was the Chief Guest on the occasion while UVAS Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Talat Naseer Pasha, PPA Northern Zone Chairman Dr. Abdul Karim Bhatti, Dean Faculty of Life Sciences Business Management Prof. Dr. Nasim Ahmad among others were also present. Dr. Rana Muhammad Ayyub, chairman Department of Economics and Business Management, presented the results of the first project titled “Increasing dissatisfaction/consumer alienation among broiler meat consumers in Punjab.” He said the study found that consumers have many misconceptions about quality...

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Surface of Rawal Lake near Islamabad --- Reuters Like his farming neighbours, Bilal Khan plants wheat in late October or early November each year, and harvests and sells his winter crop a few months later. But this year there are no wheat stalks are to be seen on his three hectares of land in Rawat, a town some 20km from Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital. Instead, Khan is growing onions, potatoes, cauliflower, cabbage and carrots. In late October, the Pakistan Meteorological Department informed Khan and other farmers that no rain was forecast for the crucial wheat-growing months of November and December in parts of northern Pakistan that rely solely on rain-fed agriculture. The warning was one of the first of its kind from Pakistan’s weather service, aimed at helping farmers look ahead months, rather than just days, and plan for crops more likely to survive drought. “As advised by the weatherman on the radio, I exercised caution and opted for vegetable cultivation, it being...

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah held a meeting with Chairman Shunxing Agriculture Group (Food and Agriculture) Ze Wang in Beijing. The company is keen to invest in cattle, fruit and vegetable farming, fruit and vegetable processing plants. Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah told them that the mango, guava of Sindh are two popular fruits in Pakistan as well as all over the world. He offered them to establish a fruit processing plant at Hyderabad/ irpurkhas or in Karachi whichever sitable and assured them his fully support.—APP Source:  Pak Observer