Islamabad: The National Agricultural Education Accreditation Council (NAEAC) and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) jointly organized the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) in their commitment to achieve SDG 2, improve food security and improve food security. A 2-day national consultation workshop to introduce new courses on food system reform in Pakistan.
Pakistani universities and colleges have come together to discuss the critical need to include Food Systems and Food System Reforms in Pakistani university curricula, with a focus on agriculture and food science.
Inaugurating the seminar, Chairman of the National Agricultural Education Accreditation Council (NAEAC) Prof. dr. Fayyaz-ul Hasan Sahi highlighted the important role of academia and NAEAC in improving the understanding of food systems and transforming Pakistan’s food system. He expressed strong support and technical support from NAEAC to do this, saying that this effort is in line with NAEAC’s efforts to improve the agricultural academic curriculum and degree programs related to food science.
Farrah Naz, GAIN Country Director, discussed the importance of robust approaches to improve understanding of food systems and their transformation. He highlighted the role of NAEAC, HEC and PARC as key partners in creating an enabling environment for reforming the food system and improving food security in the country.
Faiz Rasool, GAIN’s Head of Policy and Advocacy, explained the main goals of the workshop to develop innovative curricula, train teachers and foster interdisciplinary research collaboration to address food system challenges.
Dr. Ghulam Sadiq Afridi, Department of Social Sciences (PARC), advocated to change the food system in universities and other places. He emphasized the need for a robust framework for evaluating curriculum changes and educational initiatives, as well as the importance of tools such as the Pakistan Food System Dashboard.
PARC Chairman Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali emphasized the importance of the workshop in bringing together stakeholders such as academics, government, non-governmental organizations and international partners to discuss curricula, develop action plans and ensure national coherence. and international standards.
The workshop serves as a platform for collaboration between academia, government, civil society and international partners to make progress on food system reforms that align with Pakistan’s priorities and global goals.
