Realizing the importance of organic food for health and its huge global market, PCST has planned to organize a series of workshops in all the major cities of the country on the importance of organic foods and value attached to it. The basic motivation is to help in creating awareness regarding organic food, its importance for a healthy life and more importantly to explore new avenues of entrepreneurship and value addition. Based on the recommendations retrieved from these workshops, policy measures will be taken by PCST.
Two workshops on the subject were organized by the Council in 2016 at Islamabad and Lahore. Considering the significance of topic both the workshops attracted a large number of dignitaries including Heads of R&D organizations, VC’s of universities, eminent scientists, representatives of foreign missions, international donors, represent-tatives of private sector/industry & civil society and chaired by the Federal Minister with wide coverage in the media.
The 3rd workshop of the serious was held at at University of Engineering andTechnology (UET), Peshawar as part of 3rd Invention to Innovation Summit KP-2017, on November 30, 2017. Prof. Dr. Zahoor Ahmed Swati, Vice Chancellor, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar was the Chief Guest during the Innagural Session. Mr. Muhammad Israr, Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa graced the occasion as Chief Guest during the closing session. The workshop attracted a large participation from province wide considering the importance of the subject.
The Workshop Programme can be downloaded by clicking the following link Workshop Programme
Workshop Brochure can be downloaded by clicking the following link. Workshop Brochure.
For further details please contact us at pcstworkshop@gmail.com.
Workshop Organizing Committee
Pakistan Council for Science and Technology
Islamabad.