PESHAWAR
The University of Agriculture Peshawar has established Project Management Unit (PMU) for “Analyzing the Impact of Climate Change on Major Crops’ Productivity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”
According to a press release issued here on Thursday, the Vice Chancellor of the university Prof Dr Jehan Bakht inaugurated the unit under ALP project in
the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, the University of Agriculture, Peshawar.
The VC Dr Jehan Bakht termed the establishment of the PMU as a significant milestone with the official inauguration ceremony of the Project.
The Principal Investigator (PI) Associate Professor Dr Khuram Nawaz Sadozai, briefed the Vice Chancellor and other participants about the major aim and objective of this research project.
The PI acknowledge the financial support of the Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), Islamabad to execute this project.
The inauguration ceremony witnessed the gathering of distinguished guests, including Prof. Dr. Dawood Jan Pro-Vice Chancellor, UAP, Dr. Rizwan Ahmad, Registrar, UAP, Dr. Abdus Salam, Director Finance, Dr. Daud Nazim, Dy. Director P&D, Dr. Attah Ullah Shah Assistant Professor, Dr. Amjad Ali, Assistant Professor and other distinguished researchers.
The Vice Chancellor, in his address, appreciated the significant contribution of PI and his project team for their research efforts to assess the “Impact of climate change on crop productivity in KP” and highlighted the University’s commitment to contributing meaningful panacea to the challenges faced by the agricultural sector aimed Climate Change.
Dr. Jehan Bakht further said that the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics remains at the forefront of academic and research endeavors, and the establishment of the Project Management Unit (PMU) for this pivotal ALP project reaffirms the University’s dedication to develop a sustainable agricultural growth in KP.
