The meeting of Regional Agriculture Forum Central Punjab.

Faisalabad Jan 12: The meeting of Regional Agriculture Forum Central Punjab has reaffirmed commitment for collaborative efforts on the part of academia, research, extension, farming community and industry with integrated approach for ensuring food security. The meeting chaired by UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Zulfiqar Ali was attended by Chief Scientist Wheat AARI Dr Javed Ahmad, Director Agriculture Extension Fsd Khalid Mehmood, UAF Dean Agriculture Dr Ghulam Murtaza, Director ORIC Dr Rao Zahid Abbas, Registrar Dr Asif Kamran, ED Endowment Fund Dr Babar Shahbaz, Director P&D Irfan Abbas, Director Academic Dr Hafizah Shafia Tehseen Gul and other notables. The central Punjab agricultural forum consists of six divisions including Faisalabad, Lahore, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Gujranwala, and Gujrat. The meeting agreed to more launching capacity building programs and crop wise collaborative efforts on all stakeholders be enhanced and demonstration fields will be jointly set to showcase the modern technology. The meeting also called for strong academic industry linkages, knowledge sharing, foster innovation and commercialization of research and development. The meeting lauded the wheat campaign run by UAF and Extension Department in November 2025.