Dairy Science Park Newsletter

Dairy Science Park emerged at the University of Agriculture, , , to support the people of the war-hit and the adjoining Afghan Regions through livestock entrepreneurship, public health safety, food security, and exportable surpluses

Volume 1, Issue 1 Mr Mohibullah, briefed on DS Park M arch, 2015

Inside this issue: Mr. Mohibullah Khan, Kaleem from PVMA, Prof livestock businesses Special Assistant to the Nazir Ahamd, Prof based upon the research MoU with FATA 2 Chief Minister Khyber Sarzamin Khan and Prof models generated at the Pakhtunkwa, on Medicinal plants 2 Umer Sadique, Dr Nayla University. Agriculture, Livestock Imtiaz and other faculty DSP 3 announced 2 and Cooperatives members, Mr Zafar A DS Park Board was Department visited the Paracha University Feed suggested to boost LTC, DSP join hands 3 University of Agriculture, Mill lesse and Mr Yasir entrepreneurship President’s message 3 Peshawar. During the Paracha and his team development backed up visit, he was introduced from P&D. The Vice with forward and Mr Ilyas’s message 3 to the faculty of Animal Chancellor Prof Zahoor backward linkages. Visit to Amsterdam 4 Husbandry and Ahmad Swati was in an Veterinary Sciences and important official meeting the given a presentation outside the city and on the execution and advised the Dean to take implementation of the care of the proceedings. Diary Science Park by

Prof. Dr. Subhan Elaborating on the Dairy Qureshi, Dean Faculty of Science Park, Prof. Dr. the Animal Husbandry said and Veterinary Sciences. that the implementation The presentation was of Dairy Science Park attended by Dr Sher would propel the Muhamamd DG economic growth in the Livestock Ext, Dr Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ghufranullah DG Res, Dr Province. He presented Mr Mohibullah Khan briefed on DS Park Habib and Dr Khesro a plan to introduce

FAHVS delegation attended ISDAR 2015 Symposium at UVAS .

A delegation of the Veterinary and Animal chaired the third technical session. UAP University of Sciences, Lahore. Dr authors contributed 7 oral and poster Agriculture Peshawar Yousas Muhammad, Dr presentations. The abstracts were led by Prof M Subhan Hamayun, Dr Abdul published in a special issue of the Journal Qureshi attended the Wahab and Dr Hamid of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. International Rahman also The Symposium was attended by Symposium on Dairy participated. Prof delegates from various parts of the country Animal Reproduction at Qureshi presented in addition to those from Brazil, Canada, the University of invited paper and co- , USA, Italy and . 2 MoU signed between UAP and FATA

A memorandum of understanding Livestock and poultry constitute a which provides an opportunity for was signed by the Vice Chancellor major natural resource base, but business development. UAP, Prof Dr Zahoor Ahamd Swati could not get the due attention in the and Dr Jehangeer Shah, Director development process. International Livestock FATA for conducting a Halal Meat Market comprises about baseline survey and collaboration US$ 500 billion and is mostly for development of livestock based contributed by the non-Muslim entrepreneurship; in line with the exporters. FATA has possesses a theme of the Dairy Science Park huge scope reflected in table 2, focused at Self-employment of the based upon the sheep and goats graduates associated with safe food populations inhabiting the hilly and production for local and the International Halal Meat Market. mountainous terrains of the various Prof M Subhan Qureshi Dean tribal agencies and FATA. A major FAHVS/Chief Patron DS Park portion of the sheep, goats, cattle hosted the event. and poultry population is reared under medium sized holdings,

DSP delegates attended workshop on medicinal plants organizedA delegation of the by Dairy ATDCP, Science Science Faisalabad Park at the workshop. The of Pakistan and Pakistan Forest Park, University of Agriculture workshop was organized by Qadir Institute, Peshawar. Peshawar comprising Prof M Bakhsh Farm, Faisalabad, Agi After the workshop a visit was Subhan Qureshi, Mr Allahdad Khan, Tourism Development Corporation made to the medicinal plants Engr Irfan ul Haq Qureshi, Dr Abdul gardens and living walls at the Wahab and Mr Jamal, visited Qadir Bakhsh Farm. Mr Tariq Faisalabad and attended the Tanweer the Chief Executive of workshop on medicinal plants. “ATDCP has emerged as an ATDCP offered the facilities for Prof M Subhan Qureshi presented a organization, connecting people graduate internship and paper on Livestock through Food, Farms & Education.” postgraduate research of the Entrepreneurship through Dairy students and commercial application by farmers.

Dairy Science Park-3 to be held on Nov 16-18 International Workshop on Dairy consumers and international Halal Science; iv) Animal Health; v) Science Park will be held on Meat Market”. The following Fodders, Feeds and nutrition; vi) November 16-18, 2015 at the technical sessions will be held Reproduction and Genetics; vii) University of Agriculture, Peshawar. during the Workshop: i) Meat & Entrepreneurship & Marketing; Dairy Tech; ii) Poultry Sci; iii) Dairy viii) QC/HACCP/ Halal certi- The decision was made in a fication; ix) Financing/Islamic meeting headed by the Vice investment; x) Environment/ Chancellor. The theme of the Climate Change ; xi) Legislation & workshop is “Supporting the war-hit “Dairy Science Park has been launched through a series of policy; xii) Zoonosis and One economy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa biannual conferences, the first two Health. through self-employment and held during 2011 and 2013.” hygienic food production for local 3

Livestock Trainers & Consultants and DSP join hands

The Livestock Trainers and Mr Kamran Khan, Mr Shah Murad, farmers and industry Consultants, a non-government Dr Asad Sultan, Mr Khaqan, and Dr representatives. Dairy Science organization of animals scientists Murad Ali Khan. Park has emerged as an joined hands with the Dairy Science interactive forum of academicians, Prof M Subhan Qureshi welcomed Park. The decision was held in a farmers, young graduates, the participants and introduced LTC meeting of senior executives of the investors and industry established as a forum for the two organizations headed by Mr representatives focusing on young animals’ scientists a few Allahdad Khan and Prof Dr M graduate entrepreneurship, public years back. LTC got registration Subhan Qureshi. health safety, food security and under the society act 1860 from exportable surpluses in the war-hit The meeting was held in the office Joint Stock Companies and of Dairy Science Park at City Tower, zone of KP Pakistan and the Societies Government of KPK University Road Peshawar, adjoining Afghan Regions. attended by Prof Sarzamin Khan, Pakistan in September 2009. LTC Zafar Hussain Paracha, Dr Shaukat has served the people of the Collaboration of the two Khan, Irfanul Haq Qureshi, Prof province through capacity organization will hopefully bring a Umer Sadique, development of animal scientists, positive change in the region.

The President’s message As a young telecom engineer, I Patron has proved fruitful in Desk, inaugurated by the found the Dairy Science Park as a recognizing the concept by the Minster for Agriculture, blessing for young graduates. The business community when the Government of KP. Graduate entrepreneurship concept President KPCCI established I invite the young animals’ of the Park is a ray of hope for the Standing Committee on Livestock scientists, engineers, medical young generation. and Livestock Business Facilitation practitioners, and social Chief Patron of the Park, my Father, scientists to join hands for has been struggling for sensitizing making the dream of the Chief the stakeholders for the last six “The Chief Patron DSP dreams of Patron true, that is, to convert years, since its conception in 2010 converting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the province into a Halal meat at , while discussing the export base, worth US$ 2 billion into a Halal meat export base.” potential of the provincial livestock per annum. resources for the welfare of the (Irfan ul Haq Qureshi) people. Hard work of the Chief

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A team of Dairy Science Park visited Amsterdam A team of the Dairy Science animal health is inextricably together established and young Park, comprising the following linked. The Scientific Program of scientist working in this rapidly members, visited Amsterdam, the 3rd International One Health expanding and highly the Netherlands to attend the Congress covered all aspects of multidisciplinary field. third One Health Congress the One Health concept bringing scheduled for March 15 to 18, 2005 and seek collaboration with the international partners: i) Prof. Dr. Muhammad Subhan Qureshi, ii) Prof. Dr. Umar Sadique, iii) Prof. Dr. Sarzamin Khan, and iv) Mr. Muhammad Imran Khan. The tour was sponsored by the United States Department of State's Biosecurity Engagement Program and Sandia National Laboratories. The One Health concept is based on the recognition that human and