PCSIR Launched Hemp Value Chain Development Programme - 2021

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A Hemp Value Chain Development Programme – 2021 was launched on 30th September 2021 by Pakistan Scientific and Industrial Research Council (PCSIR) in collaboration with Ministry of Science and Technology of Pakistan and PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi.

The programme was launched by the Honourable Minister for Science and Technology of Pakistan H.E. Mr. Shibli Faraz. The Minister was joined by the Chairman Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) Dr Syed Hussain Abidi, University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Qamaruz Zaman, Additional Secretary Ministry of Science and Technology Dr Syed Ataur Rehman and faculty members, prominent scientists. From ECOSF, Prof. Manzoor H. Soomro President attended.

During the inauguration speech, the Minister said that Pakistan has a natural climate to grow hemp and the Ministry has started work to formulate a national hemp policy. The minister said the future of the country’s development lays in science. He further said that academia-industry linkage was very important for any country’s progress and appreciated the efforts of PCSIR and the university for its work to bridge the gap between academia and industry.

The hemp development programme is a project of the government initiated on the directives of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The PCSIR will execute the project in collaboration with the Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi. Under the project, hemp will be cultivated and processed for the development of medicinal/industrial products.