Lahore, February 08, 2023 (PPI-OT):The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore is actively participating in the two-days International Fisheries and Aquaculture Conference and Expo 2023 arranged by Punjab University in the local hotel of Lahore.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad also attended the inaugural ceremony while Vice-Chancellor University of Education Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha was the chief guest of the conference, Vice-Chancellor University of Baltistan, Skardu Prof Dr Naeem Khan, Director General Fisheries Punjab Dr Sikander Hayyat, Organizing Secretary of Conference Prof Dr Noor Khan and a large number of fish farmers, representatives from fish feed industries, faculty members and students, officials from Fisheries Department and researchers from across the world were present physically and virtually.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha said that fisheries sector has great potential in Pakistan and it also has many more opportunities for the investment. He said conference has provided an effective platform to national and international scientists, experts and stakeholders to gather under the same roof to share their experiences and innovative scientific knowledge in the field of Fisheries and Aquaculture. He hoped that the conference will definitely add to scientific knowledge for the benefit of fish farming community, fish feed industry and professionals and such innovative knowledge also to be very beneficial for the making of future policy for the uplift of fisheries and aquaculture sector in Pakistan.
While addressing the audience, Prof Dr Nasim said that fish is a cheap source of getting protein. UVAS established fish hatchery and fish processing unit for imparting practical knowledge to students which is the need of time. He said such conference is very necessary for shearing innovative knowledge and skills especially for enhancing networking with national and international linkages.
He said UVAS focusing on creating trained graduates who performing their services as human resource to boost fisheries, poultry, food, dairy and pharmaceutical industry industries and playing their lead role for providing healthy safety food as well. He advised the organizers to constitute different groups related to fish marketing, value edition, fish disease control, feed production and challenges of feed cost for preparing recommendations which would be key way to prepare road map for future to boost fisheries and aquaculture sector in Pakistan. He urged to promote fish eating culture in the whole year instead of in the winter season.
Later Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha inaugurated Fisheries and Aquaculture Expo, where the numbers of stall were set up by different fish feed industries. Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad along with Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha and other dignitaries of conference visited different stalls of the conference and talked to representatives of industries. They also saw the poster presentation on the occasion.
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