FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad and a local company on Saturday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the research and development activities and industry-academia relations.
The MoU was duly inked by UAF Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan and the company’s Vice-President Babar Sultan. According to the agreement, the company would provide Rs 5 million for research and development, scholarships and training programmes during three years. Addressing on the occasion, Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said that food industry was progressing with the large pace keeping in view the rising population, urban migration and rising household spending. He stressed upon the food scientists to introduce new tastes and provide more range to the people in the food items with the value addition. He said that food industry grew by 9.5 per cent in financial year 2013. He said that the UAF was making all-out efforts to produce quality manpower to cater the needs of the increasing food industry. Babar Sultan said that his company was committed to providing quality products to the people as per international standards. He said that academia and industry would bring tangible results. National Institute of Food Science and Technology Director General Prof Dr Masood Sadiq Butt and other notables were also present on the occasion.
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