The first #MangoFestival and #Exhibition, hosted by #SindhAgricultureUniversity (SAU), #Tandojam, and co-organized with the Pakistan Maritime Museum, was held with immense enthusiasm in #Karachi on 5th, 6th, and 7th July 2024.
The festival featured an array of mango stalls, mango ice cream, juices, and various other stalls. A large crowd of citizens attended the event, enjoying the diverse mango products, #Sindhiculture, and music during the closing celebrations.
The inaugural and closing ceremonies were attended by Minister Agriculture, Supply & Prices Department, #GovernmentofSindh, Sardar #MuhammadBuxMahar, Chairman #SindhHigherEducationCommission (SHEC) SM Tariq Rafi, SAU Vice Chancellor Dr. Fateh Marri, Vice Chancellor of Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University Dr. Tahmina Mangan, Secretary of Universities and Boards Abbas Baloch, Secretary Agriculture Rafiq Buriro, DG Maritime Museum Azam Tariq, former Vice Chancellor Dr. A.Q. Mughal, Former minister Muhammad Nauman Sehgal, Director General Agriculture Research Sindh Noor Muhammad Baloch, #TCNExecutiveForum head Shehryar Ahmed, DG #TDAP Abdul Karim, Chairman #SIDA Qabool Muhammad Khatian and officials from Sindh Enterprise Development Fund, among others.
The exhibition showcased a variety of stalls from the Institute of Food Sciences and #Horticulture Department of SAU, Agriculture Research Sindh, Sub Campus #Umerkot, #Horticulture Institute Mirpurkhas, MH Panhwar Farms, Palh Farms Tando Allahyar, and others.
These included mangoes and their by-products, mango grafting demonstrations, Sindhi cultural stalls, and food stalls. On this occasion, experts from the horticulture department of #SAU demonstrated the #moderntechnology of grafting mango plants.
The event drew interest from people across Karachi and various parts of Sindh, with women enjoying traditional attire and children indulging in ice cream, juices, and other treats.
The primary objective of the festival was to promote national products, especially mangoes, at the business and export level, and to attract urban investors’ attention to business and export opportunities in agricultural and food products. It also aimed to foster connections between #industry and #academia.
A panel discussion on the potential, challenges, and opportunities in mango cultivation in #Sindh and #Pakistan featured experts such as Dr. Abdul Mubeen Lodhi, Dr. Mujahid Laghari, Dr. Zulfiqar Yousfani, Dr. Tanveer Fatima Miano, Ghulam Sarwar Panhwar, Nabi Bux Sathio, and Dr. Asia Akbar Panhwar, along with a large number of farmers.
Commander Karachi Rear Admiral Muhammad Saleem toured the mango festival and exhibition, showing great interest in the displays.
On the closing evening of the program, participants’ organizers, volunteers and representatives of the institutions with stalls were awarded certificates of appreciation by Vice Chancellor Dr. Fateh Marri and DG Maritime Museum Farooq Azam.
Sindhi artists added charm to the event with national songs and cultural performances in Sindhi and Urdu,
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