PESHAWAR:The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has agreed to support the Agriculture University Peshawar (AUP) in nutrition, food security, and other agricultural projects & development.
This was conveyed by a delegation of FAO during their visit to the AUP and met the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Jahan Bakht. The delegation was led by Farakh Turov and briefed about the ongoing curricular, and co-curricular activities and research at the university.
During the meeting, Farakh Turov had a detailed discussion with the vice chancellor Prof. Dr. Jahan Bakht about the steps taken by FAO in Pakistan and internationally with regard to agriculture, nutrition, and food security.
He reiterated that to work on various joint projects with the university and assured the involvement of the university students in various FAO activities.
The vice-chancellor thanked the delegation and assured full cooperation with FAO and would provide an opportunity for the university students to participate in FAO activities related to agriculture, food security, and nutrition.
On the occasion, Registrar Dr. Rizwan Ahmed, Director Vice Chancellor Secretariat Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zulfiqar, and the representative of FAO, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mujeebur Rehman were also present.