University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan inspects the Food Exhibition organized by NIFSAT, UAF

The food industry can fetch heavy revenue by promoting value addition and quality packaging at par with international standards that will help alleviate poverty in the country. This was stated by University of Agriculture Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan while inaugurating the Food Exhibition set up by the National Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFSAT). He was flanked by NIFSAT Director General Prof Dr Masood Sadiq Butt. At the exhibition, the students exhibited the skills in producing the different value-added food items. The Vice Chancellor said that the value addition in the food industry was essential to compete with the rest of the world. He said that in the modern era, the world is changing rapidly because of technology advancement. He urged the food experts to ensure the quality of food compatible to the international market. He was of the view that youth of the country was blessed with extreme potential that must be explored in order to give voice to their inner qualities. He appreciated the efforts made on the part of the students. He announced that the best brains of the exhibition would be provided incubates at the Business Incubation Centre with funding so that they could launch their business. He also advised them to think out of the box and come up with the innovative ideas that will make their practical life easier. Dr Masood Sadiq Butt said the NIFSAT was making all out efforts to produce the skilled manpower in the food industry. He said that the exhibition was aimed at providing the platform to the students to exhibit their skills and to create an environment of competition.