MoU signed to train farmers for food security

ISLAMABAD, Jan 14 (APP): The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestck (MINFAL) and Agriculture University Faislabad have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on special programe for food security (SPFS).

According to the agreement, the University will offer one year dimloma of "Veterinary Assistant", which would be started during the current year.

The aim of the project is to educate young farmers about modern methology of cultivation and farming. The University would train about 45 young farmers every year.

The project will help increase the income of small farmers to the tune of Rs. 7 billion annually and generate about 10,000 new jobs at village level in project area.

National Project Director (SPFS), Dr. Masood A Rana and Vice Chancellor University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Dr. M. Ashraf inked the project.

Giving details of the course, Dr. Masood A. Rana and Dr. M. Ashraf said that 90 unskilled and unemployed young farmers would be selected from the project area of six districts of Punjab including Sargodha, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Sahiwal, Muzaffarabad and Rahim yar Khan to be trained in first batch.