This was stated by Dr John Spriggs, a professor of Australian Institute for Sustainable Communities, University of Canberra, while addressing participants of Australia-Pakistan Agriculture Sector Linkages Program (ASLP II) research group meeting at Syndicate Hall of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) here on Friday.

He said horticultural and dairy sectors of Pakistan had great productivity potential, which was not being exploited as per capacity. He emphasized scientists to device farmers friendly solutions and packages.

He maintained that ASLP-II project would provide guidelines towards destination of prosperity and rural development. He was of the view that the three-year duration project had been initiated under developed areas of Sindh and Punjab.

Earlier, UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said many joint research projects were being undertaken with collaboration of various educational and research institutions of developed nations of the world.

Prof Dr Sandra Heaney Mustafa told participants that base line survey had been finalized and further planning was underway on the basis of generated data. She said workshops would be conducted in rural areas of both province during January 2013.

Prof Dr Amaan Malik, Dr Izhar Ahmad Khan, Dr Babar Shahbaz from UAF, Nadeem Akbar, Hasnain Shah and Tabinda Qaisar from National Agricultural Research Council and others attended the meeting.