wheat campaign from November 8 to16th November 2025.

FAISALABAD November 6: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad in collaboration with Punjab Agriculture Extension Department is launching 9-day wheat campaign from November 8 to November 16 in which thousands of students will visit farmers’ fields for disseminating the experts’ recommendations in six divisions of the Punjab. Secretary Agriculture Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has directed to ensure the foolproof arrangements for the campaign meant to increase per acre wheat productivity. UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Zulfiqar Ali has constituted the university committees whereas Dean Agriculture Prof Dr Ghulam Murtaza is the focal person of the campaign. They will visit following division including Faisalabad, Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sargodha and Sahiwal. The students of BS (5th and 7th semester) and Postgraduate ( 1st to 3rd) semesters of the faculties including Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Agri. Engr. & Tech and Faculty of Animal Husbandry. The students under the supervisions of experts will visit farmers’ fields in the various villages of said divisions. It is meant to disseminate experts’ recommendations in order to increase per acre productivity. Prof Dr Zulfiqar Ali said that the campaign would also help the students get first- hand knowledge of on-fields and farming community problems also. He said that in the drive, they will persuade the farmers about latest practices, certified seeds, balanced usage of fertilizer and others. He said that like the previous years, the university was committed to reaching out to the farming community for the purpose. He said that agriculture on a scientific basis is the need of the hour for agricultural revolution by ensuring increase in per acre production. It is inevitable to bring the latest agricultural technology to the doorstep of the farmers.