High Commissioner of Canada to Pakistan Ross Garfield Hynes has said Canada and Pakistan can develop meaningful collaboration in sectors like education, agriculture and livestock and women empowerment.
Hynes offered Canadian Fulbright scholarship to Pakistani students and urged them to compete for the scholarship.
A five-member Canadian delegation mission led by Hynes called upon University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhamad Nawaz and discussed the prospects of development of livestock sector and both countries can collaborate to find out benefit from each other’s expertise and latest technologies in veterinary sector.
Senior trade commissioner of Canadian High Commission Robert N Webb, commissioner trade Ali Khan, Ms Orrick White and High Commissioner’s wife Ms Vanessa Hynes visited University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences and held a meeting with Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Nawaz and other faculty member at Syndicate room.
At a meeting with the Vice Chancellor, which was attended by dean faculty of animal production and technology Professor Dr Talat Naseer Pasha, dean faculty of veterinary sciences Professor Dr Nasim Ahmad, dean faculty of bio-sciences Professor Dr Ijaz Ahmad, director institute of pharmaceutical sciences Dr Farzana Chaudhry, director institute of biochemistry and biotechnology Professor Dr Masroor Elahi Baber, director university diagnostic lab Professor Dr Masood Rabbani and UVAS Registrar Dr Kamran Ashraf were also present.
Earlier, High Commissioner of Canada to Pakistan Ross Garfield Hynes said that livestock sector is playing crucial role to up lift the Pakistan’s economy and the university contribution is remarkable in this regard.
Canadian delegation told Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Nawaz and other faculty members about the Canadian Semex organisation for good farmers, which has distributed cattle genetics products, embryos and live cattle to dairy and beef industries around the world.
They said that Canada leads the world in production gains over the last 10 years for milk-recorded Holsteins, according to the International Committee for Animal Recording in France.
source: http://www.brecorder.com / Home> General News / October 26th, 2011