An increase in per acre agri. production and the adoption of latest agriculture methods are perquisite to ensure food security in the county, said University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan.

An increase in per acre agri. production and the adoption of latest agriculture methods are perquisite to ensure food security in the county, said University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan. He was talking to participants of launching ceremony of a food company established by UAF Food Sciences scholars for the boarding students of Post- Graduate Agricultural Research Station (PARS), UAF. The company will provide the nutritious foods to hostels' students as per suggestion of nutrient experts to fulfill their need of calories etc at subsidized rate. He was flanked by Community College Principal Dr Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti, Principal Officer PRP Prof Dr Jalal Arif, and other faculty members. He said UAF is taking all measures to equip the students with the skills of entrepreneurship coupled with modern technologies so that they become future farmers to meet the challenges of food security and job creation. He said that 58 percent of population was under the grip of food insecurity. He was of the view it is a matter of concern that areas of agricultural land were diminishing and being replaced with residential colonies owing to massive urbanization and ever increasing population. He said that 92 percent of farming community are small farming. Due to increasing population coupled with distribution of land from generation to generation, the farms size was decreasing day by day. He said that this situation demands skilled manpower to get the maximum yield potential from small units of farming. He was of the view that the UAF was taking all possible measures to train the manpower with futuristic approach to cope with the challenges.