International Conference on socio economic importance of Camel
International Conference on socio economic importance of Camel held at IUB | اونٹوں کی سماجی اور اقتصادی اہمیت کے موضوع پر انٹرنیشنل کانفرنس کا انعقاد
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اونٹ کے گوشت کو ایجنگ کے ذریعے نرم بنانے کے حوالے سے تحقیق، ڈاکٹر محمد حسین غزالی کی خصوصی گفتگو
The Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, in collaboration with Dairy Science Park, Secure All Pakistan and Camel Association of Pakistan, organized the sixth two-day international conference and industrial exhibition on the socio-economic importance of camel. The aim of the conference was to enhance the capacity of camel herders and promote the production of various products at the local level from camel milk.
Socio Economic Importance of Camel
Camels really help people in dry areas. In Pakistan they give income and food especially in places like Thar and Cholistan. It seems like they are key for many families there.
Products and Socio Economic Importance of Camel
They produce milk that has lots of good stuff in it and some communities rely on it. Meat from camels also helps with nutrition and people sell it too. That part is kind of important for daily needs. Besides that camels carry things across rough land where cars cannot go easily. They get used in races and events which brings in some money and keeps traditions going.
Hair from them makes blankets and ropes while hides turn into leather items. Camels handle hot dry weather pretty well. They go without water for a long time and eat stuff other animals would not. This makes them useful when conditions change.
There are jobs in breeding and processing their products. Maybe more could be done with that but it is not clear yet.
Role of Camel in Food Security
Inaugural Session of Conerence on Socio Economic Importance of Camel
The inaugural session of the conference was presided over by Pro Vice Chancellor Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Professor Dr. Naveed Akhtar. He said that Islamia University of Bahawalpur is playing its role for the economic development of the country and the economic well-being of the people of this region. Bahawalpur is located in a region where on one side there are lush green areas through irrigation and on the other side there is the Cholistan Desert. Both these areas are very important for livestock, especially camel farming. He said that the aim of this conference is to bring together camel farmers and the university on one platform.
The focal person of the conference, Dean Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Professor Dr. Khalid Mansoor, said that the main aim of organizing the conference is to bring positive changes in the lives of camel farmers and improve their economic condition.
Secretary Livestock South Punjab Nasir Jamal Hotiana attended the closing ceremony of the conference.
Academia and Researchers
The conference was attended by Vice Chancellor University of Agriculture Dera Ismail Khan Professor Dr. Masroor Elahi Babar, Dean Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Islamia University Bahawalpur Professor Dr. Khalid Mansoor, President Dairy Science Park Professor Dr. Subhan Qureshi, Vice President Camel Association of Pakistan Professor Dr. Elahi Bakhsh Marghzani, Director General Livestock South Punjab
Dr. Ijaz Mahmood Gorsi and Professor Dr. Mithat Darik of Silivuk University Konya, Turkey, along with experts and researchers from different parts of the country. Experts including Murtaza Batraf Sani from Iran, Chargoi Musa from Algeria and Christina Adams from the United States joined the conference via video link.
