The expo was inaugurated by UAF Food Sciences Dean Dr Masood Sadiq Butt; who was flanked with National Institute of Food Sciences and Technology Director General Dr Nuzhat Huma, Incharge Home Sciences Dr Ayesha Riaz, Dr Ali, and others. The students put the display their live cooking dishes at the expo.
Addressing on the occasion, Dr Masood Sadiq Butt said that such platform provides an opportunity to the students to exhibit their skills. He said that we have to take measures to hone the entrepreneurial skills among the student to become self-employed.
He said food industry is the second largest in the country. The food industry accounts for five percent of value addition, which can be easily enhanced through research-based capacity building. He added that poverty and unemployment are one of biggest challenges which we are confronting. He said that with innovations, we can compete with the rest of world. He said that active participation of women in socio-economic activities was prerequisite to make the development.
He called for strengthening academia, and industry ties in order to address different challenges and to increase the productivity.