Mango Festival Kicks Off at Karachi’s Maritime Museum
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Karachi: The three-day “Family Mango Festival and Exhibition,” hosted by Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, is set to commence on Friday, July 5, 2024, at the Pakistan Maritime Museum in Karachi.
This event has been organized in collaboration with the Pakistan Maritime Museum, TCN Executive Forum, and various institutions and farms.
The grand opening ceremony will be held on Friday evening, featuring Commander Karachi (COMKAR) from the Pakistan Navy as the chief guest, along with Dr Fateh Marri, Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, and Dr Tehmina Mangan, Vice Chancellor of Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University, Sukkur.
During the inauguration ceremony, notable attendees will include Vice Chancellors from public and private sector universities, members of the TCN Executive Forum, the President of FPCCI Karachi, the Chief Executive of TDAP, the DG Agriculture Research Sindh, the DG Agriculture Extension, the Chairman SIDA, progressive farmers, and various collaborators.
Following a poster presentation on mangoes, a comprehensive technical session will be held, covering sustainable mango farming practices, value addition, mango packaging and transportation, and the export potential of Pakistani mangoes.
The session will conclude with a dynamic Q&A segment.
A panel discussion on the potential, challenges, and opportunities of mango cultivation in Sindh, Pakistan, will be moderated by Dr Muhammad Ismail Kumbhar, Director of University Advancement and Financial Assistance.
Panelists will include Syed Mehmood Nawaz Shah, President of Sindh Abadgar Board, Ghulam Sarwar Panhwar, MD of MH Pahnwar Farms, Agha Zafarullah Durrani, CEO of Durrani Farms, Dr Zulfiqar Yousfani of Yousfani Agriculture Farm Tando Allahyar, Nabi Bux Sathio from the Sindh Chamber of Agriculture, and Dr Mubeen Lodhi, Director of Advanced Studies and Research.
This festival is set to be a unique event, with a large number of families participating from various parts of the country, including Karachi.
It will feature a variety of stalls related to mangoes, especially those showcasing mango by-products, experimental and demonstration stalls for mango grafting, organic products, and cultural items from Sindh, particularly Thar.
The primary purpose of this festival is to promote national products, including mangoes, and to attract urban investors to focus on business and export opportunities in agricultural and food products. It also aligns with the commitment of Dr Fateh Marri, Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University, to foster connections between industry and academia.
