Solve Agri & Dairy Institute (SADI) has conducted a special training programme on "Commercial Dairy Farming" for Pioneer Pakistan Seed Ltd. A three-day course was attended by Pioneer Pakistan Seed's field staff including district sales agronomists (DSA), customer service agronomists (CSA) and sales officers (SO).
The objective of the training was to impart practical knowledge about dairy farming on commercial scale in order to make them effective in guiding and supporting dairy farmers in their respective areas. Dairy farm feasibility, site and animal selection, housing and sheds construction, basic requirements of animal nutrition and ration balancing, nutritional deficiencies, feeding management, heat stress management, standard operating procedures, economics of dairy farming were the major areas focused during the training.
Experts were invited to conduct the training sessions. Participants were provided with the opportunity to learn and clarify their concepts about modern practices required in commercial dairy farming. A study tour was also arranged to Zacky Dairies for giving an insight of commercial dairy farm being run through an integrated farming including dairy farming, vegetable production through tunnel farming, fisheries, poultry and organic agriculture through bio-fertilisers and energy production through bio-gas. Participants took special interest in learning farm practices including housing, feeding, milking operations, cow handling, bio-gas production etc, a spokesman of the institute said here on Tuesday.
The training was concluded with the certificate distribution ceremony held recently. Hafiz Wasi Muhammad Khan (Head of Farms & Agri Division, SAPPL), Dr Waseem Shaukat (Incharge Solve Agri & Dairy Institute(tm)), Dr Tariq Javed (National Sales Manager, SAPPL), Dr Asif Ali Shah (Country Manager, Pioneer Pakistan Seed Ltd) and Ghulam Mustafa (Market Development Manager, Pioneer Pakistan Seed Ltd) were present at this occasion.
Speaking on the occasion Dr Asif Ali Shah expressed his gratitude to the Solve Agri & Dairy Institute for conducting such an impressive training programme exclusively for Pioneer's staff that provided an opportunity to interact with experienced trainers which is conducive to the learning environment. He urged the training participants to implement the newly acquired knowledge in the field to transform the subsistence dairy farming towards commercial and profitable farming. He said that Pioneer Pakistan Seed, being the important stakeholder in this sector, realises the critical role it has to play and hence is very much focused on having right capacity in its staff. He assured that Pioneer Pakistan Seed would continue capacity-building measures for its staff in future.
Hafiz Wasi Muhammad Khan speaking on this occasion appreciated the participants on their highest thirst to learn new aspects of modern dairy farming. He said that it has been a great pleasure to see that Solve Agri Dairy Institute is offering customised training programmes that fit best to serve the needs of the respective organisations.