To mark the ‘World Soil Day’, the University of Agriculture Peshawar in collaboration with Directorate General Soil and Conservation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday organized a seminar “Soil and Water a Source of Life”. Vice Chancellor University of Agriculture Peshawar (UOAP) Prof Dr Jahan Bakht was the chief guest while former Dean Prof. (Rtd) Dr. Riaz Khattak was the guest of honour.
Speaking on the occasion, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Jahan Bakht said, “It is a matter of great joy that we are celebrating World Soil Day today, this day has great importance because it guarantees food security, human needs are from soil. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the first province to make a food security policy.”
Since soil erosion was increasing and the land was turning into deserts, our houses and streets were being paved, rainwater was being lost in drains instead of being absorbed into the ground, he added. Dr Jahan Bakht said that due to the construction of residential colonies on agricultural lands, there was a decrease in productivity, measures and collective efforts were needed to prevent all these problems.
