Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Hussain Jahanian Gardezi said that Statistics was a vital component of research as it reflects the credibility and relevance of data presented by researchers.
He was addressing a concluding session of the International Conference on Statistical Sciences organized by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) as chief guest.
He along with UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan also visited the agricultural exhibition held at UAF Expo Center.
The minister said Statistics is the subject of immense importance as we cannot complete the research work without statistical analysis. He said that growth in any field in the modern era cannot be attained without statistical data. He said that it is need of the hour to strengthen industry-academia ties and promote modern agricultural technology for which agricultural scientists will have to make every effort to solve the problems of farmers. He said that the government was taking all possible measures to ensure food security and increase per acre production that will help alleviate poverty and open up the new avenues for economic growth. He lauded the services of agricultural scientists for the development of agriculture and hoped that they would enhance their role in tackling the challenges facing agriculture in the years to come.
