Training on 'Livestock Farming, Extension Services' conducted

Solve Agri Dairy Institute conducted ten days training on "Livestock Farming and Extension Services" from December 9 to 18, which was attended by veterinarians working in the field for extension, agri-services and dairy development, both from Pakistan and Bangladeshi origin.
The participants from Bangladesh were from PRAN Dairy, while the local participants included staff members from Engro Foods, Haleeb Foods and Shakarganj Foods. The objective of the training was to impart practical knowledge of livestock farming to the trainees and enhancing their communication and presentation skills in order to make them effective in extension work, says a spokesman of the institute here on Wednesday.
Rural sociology, communication & presentation skills, managerial & leadership skills, approaching & linking with farmers, effective extension services, animal housing, fodder production & storage, animal nutrition, animal health, calf rearing, milk quality & hygiene, and farm mechanisation were the major focus areas of the training.
Special emphasis was given to develop soft skills including communication, presentation, integrity, commitment, credibility, and need assessment etc. The basic idea was to enable the participants to be able to become effective in their extension work.
Haroon M. K. Lodhi, CEO Solve Agri Pak, speaking at the certificate distribution ceremony said "As an institute, it has been our great privilege to host this international training and it also shows the trust gained by Solve Agri Dairy Institute locally and internationally in a short span of time". He also stated that it was a challenge to host an international training but he was happy to see that the desired knowledge and skills were successfully imparted to the participants; however the real success will be the moment when the participants will apply this knowledge and skills in the field and help the farmers in increasing their profitability.
Speaking on behalf of the foreign participants, Dr Harun-ur-Rashid extended his gratitude to the Solve Agri Dairy Institute for arranging such a comprehensive training course. "The course has been highly significant in enhancing our skills through practically oriented sessions, it has been a great learning experience for us that will help us in performing much better in our country for capacity building of farmers and enhance productivity of their animals".