Festivals influence individual and social identity of people involved and places from where they belong. Agri tourism has a tremendous potential to contribute to the economy of Pakistan. Today November 7th 2024, 9th Annual "National Peanut Festival" was organized in collaboration with Agri Tourism Development Corporation of Pakistan, Groundnuts Research Station Attock, BARI and NRSP. The festival was organized to effectively manage the knowledge, practices and successful experiences of farmers, agricultural department, researchers, scientists, marketers and all other stakeholders involved in production of ground nuts.
Thanks to all speakers, Muhammad Ijaz Khan (progressive farmers), Manzoor Hussain, Tariq Tanveer CEO Agri-Tourism, Yousaf Shah CEO Pak Olives, Dr. Javaid deputy director district agriculture department Attock, Dr. Ghulam Rabbani Director Bari, Dr. Ghulam Nabi Principal Scientist GRS, Malik Fateh Khan CEO -GBTI, and Mr. Hamid Ali Khan director GBTI who have not only shared their experiences but also displayed their innovative and value addition products including, agri implements, olive jams, olive pickle, olive oil, peanut oil, peanut butter, peanut sweats and peanut milk etc.
Malik Fateh Khan (CEO-GBTI) gave welcome note of GBTI that how it works with poor communities by organizing them into their community organizations through social mobilization to perform developmental activities. GBTI on behalf of all stakeholders acknowledges the meaningful participation of DC-Atock Mr. Rao Atif Raza (Chief guest), who honoured the festival and committed an action plan with farmers to resolve their marketing related issues of ground nuts and promised to promote local products through women entrepreneurs.
In the end of peanut festival, certificates of participation were distributed among the active participants and stall holders by Mr. Rao Atif Raza DC-Attock
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