Progress report for
Dairy Science Park
Achievement at a glance
FAO-UN supported in preparing Livestock Action Plan 2019. We tried to provide a relief for the weaker stakeholders across the livestock value chain. An autonomous Livestock Technopark Peshawar (LTP) was suggested with full regulatory, administrative, financial and legislative powers to protect all the stakeholders of the livestock industry, and engage all relevant private and public sector organizations with shared authority and responsibility. Motivated young graduates in veterinary, engineering, medical, business and social sciences would be joining LTP for transformation of ideas into actions. Livestock Entrepreneurship Initiative/DSP2019 was launched at Quetta and Sindh Universities were supported in industrial linkages.Challenges faced in implementation
Prof M Subhan Qureshi as Author of FAO Livestock Action Plan suggested to keep a balance in the authorities and responsibilities of various public and private sector organizations across the livestock value chain in KP province. The livestock and poultry farmers, processors, research organizations and universities were assigned their due role in the Plan, however, it was not acceptable to DG Extension Livestock KP, having dominant role in the process. So he prevented presentation of the Plan to FAO Head Pakistan. Wife of Prof Qureshi died as his salary was stopped for 7 months.Next Steps
Advanced technologies and good practices available at academic institutions will be made available to farmers and processors through Common Facilities Centers and demo models under an Endowment Fund. Potential entrepreneurs would be engaged across food value chain for demonstrating viable and sustainable models. Good practices would be introduced for farm production, products processing, renewable energy, and quality monitoring through academic and development partners. Marketing linkages will be facilitated for enhancing stakeholders' income. Biorisk Management Trainings would be organized for stakeholders across the Food Value Chain for protecting health of workers and other associated professionals. Young men and women across the Chain would be facilitated in establishing entrepreneurship models. Sixth International Conference and Industrial Exhibition on Dairy Science Park would be held at an appropriate location. A dialogue would be initiated with private and public sector organizations for introducing Good Governance at all levels, ensuring shared responsibilities and authorities, meeting the expectations of the target audience. Farmers and producers' associations and groups and partners from academia and development sectors would be engaged in the process for providing visible solutions to the society in the form of functioning business models and policy reforms.Beneficiaries
1. Young graduates; 2. The livestock farmers; 3. Universities; 4. The government