A one-day workshop on “Role of Rural Women in Pulse Production” was organized by ACIAR Pulses Project-041, here on Monday, at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR).
The objective of this workshop was to discuss, role of women in pulse production, various issues women face in agriculture with a focus on pulse production, and to set priorities for future Agricultural collaborations in order to enhance pulse production in Pakistan.
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naeem, Vice Chancellor of Arid varsity was the chief guest while seven Academicians, experts and entrepreneurs, from Charles Sturt University and Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), also joined this workshop as guests.
Among those were Prof. Dr. Christopher Blanchard, Prof. Dr. Gavin Ramsay, Dr. Ata ur Rehman, Dr. Penny Heuston, Ms. Prudence Cook, Ms. Annabelle Bushell and Ms. Diana Fear. Dr. Shahid Riaz Malik, Country Lead ACIAR Pulses Project, Mr. Israr Hussain, Project Officer and Ms. Saima Rani, a social scientist.
The project team at Arid University including Prof. Dr. Ata-ul-Mohsin, Project Coordinator along with Prof. Dr. Zahid Akram, Dr. Ghulam Shabbir and Dr. Mehmood-ul-Hassan made efforts in facilitating & organizing this workshop. Almost twenty female and seven male growers joined this workshop from rural areas of Attock and Chakwal districts.
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naeem, Vice Chancellor, PMAS-AAUR appreciated the efforts of the project team for arranging such a nice opportunity to train rural women and their role in Pulse production.
He said I have been participating in a number of activities and initiatives of this project in the field also and shared that this project has been providing better awareness and services to the farmers of Attock and Chakwal districts.
