The issue of climate changes, playing havoc not only with the lives but also agriculture sector, will worsen in the years to come if tangible measures were not taken on the part of all stakeholders, said University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar.The issue of climate changes, playing havoc not only with the lives but also agriculture sector, will worsen in the years to come if tangible measures were not taken on the part of all stakeholders, said University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar.
The issue of climate changes, playing havoc not only with the lives but also agriculture sector, will worsen in the years to come if tangible measures were not taken on the part of all stakeholders, said University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar. He was talking to a delegation of 19th middle level bankers of different countries during a visit to UAF at Syndicate Room. The delegation was led by Waqas Kashif, Chief Manager, State Bank of Pakistan, Faisalabad . He said that it is essential to come up with solutions based on tangible scientific researches to overcome the crises. He said that the country is facing tremendous challenges including new diseases, environmental hazards and depleting water resources, poverty, diminishing resources, ever-increasing population, low per acre productivity. He said with increasing pollution, and smoke emitting from the chunk of factories, the issue of climate changes was aggravating with each passing day. He lauded the measures being taken on the part of government to address the issue of the farming community and agriculture. Talking about other issues, he stressed upon the need to work on the problems of a common man, society and industry to move the country to the new horizon of development and prosperity. He said that the quality and demand driven researches will help cope with the challenge facing the country. He added that university research portfolio had crossed to Rs 2.5 billion that is largest in the county.
