Lahore, July 26, 2023 (PPI-OT): The Department of Dairy Technology of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore in collaboration with Livestock and Dairy Development Department Punjab (L and DD) under the project of ‘Capacity Building of dairy farmers and industry stakeholders on milk value chain’ arranged concluding ceremony of three days hands-on training on cheese making at City Campus on Wednesday.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad and Additional Director General Punjab Food Authority Mr Muneer Hussain Chopra co-chaired the concluding ceremony of training and distributed certificates among participants while Project Director Dr Muhammad Junaid and 08 participants/professionals from public and private sectors including dairy farmers/professionals, stakeholders, veterinary officers and food technologist were present.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad urged dairy professionals to learn about practical knowledge/international standards of milk value addition not only to boost dairy sector but also increase the export of dairy products in international markets. Muneer Hussain Chopra told the participants regarding PFA initiatives/facilities for the benefit of stakeholders. He said PFA door always open for providing assistance to stakeholders to solve their issues. He also lauded UVAS to conduct this training on informative topic.
Dr Junaid spoke about the activities, outcomes, success stories, training module for different batches, exposure visits in dairy industry of capacity building project on milk value chain. During three days training experts imparted theoretical, practical knowledge, techniques and skills to participant regarding food safety management systems in dairy industry, introduction of cheese and role of pasteurization in cheese production, practical demonstration and production of soft, hard and artisan cheese, nutritional facts and health benefits of cheese, industry analysis, market strategies, promotion and advertisement of cheese variants etc.
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