UAF to launch wheat campaign from 18th

UAF VC says campaign would help students get first-hand knowledge of on-fields and farming community problems

By Our Correspondent
November 14, 2024
University of Agriculture Faisalabad can be seen in this image. — APP/File
University of Agriculture Faisalabad can be seen in this image. — APP/File

FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad in collaboration with the Punjab Agriculture Extension Department is launching 13-day wheat campaign from November 18 to November 30.

During the event, thousands of students of postgraduate degrees and 7th Semester BSc under the supervisions of experts will visit farmers’ fields in the various villages of five divisions of the Punjab. UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Sarwar Khan stated this while chairing the Deans Committee. He 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 would persuade the farmers about latest practices, certified seeds, balanced usage of fertilizer and others. The divisions of the campaign include Lahore, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Gujrat, and Gujranwala, he added.