MoU / AoC Sign Date: 18/11/2022
Signatories / Collaborator Name: Potato Research Institute, Sahiwal
National / International: National
Activities / Milestones:
It includes carrying out trials of potato germplasm, joint research and development, organizing lectures and outreach activities, offering scientist visits and student internships, and collaboration in potato R&D to promote potato cultivation.
MoU / AoC Sign Date: 12/01/2023
Signatories / Collaborator Name: Rise AG, Pakistan
National / International: National
Activities / Milestones:
- Conduct joint trials to evaluate bio-based products.
- Collaborate on pest management research.
- Enhance Rise’s capacity in bio product formulation.
- Both parties promote bio-pesticides outreach.
- Share ownership of bio product materials.
- Commit resources to research program development.
- Establish a full bio pesticide lab at MNSUAM.
- Arrange student visits between fields and labs.
- Offer internships to MNSUAM students.
- Collaborate on R&D projects.
- Organize lectures and outreach events.
MoU / AoC Sign Date: 17/02/2023
Signatories / Collaborator Name: Xinjiang Agricultural Vocational Technical College, China
National / International: International
Activities / Milestones:
Cooperation and sharing of modern education resources between China and Pakistan focusing on animal husbandry, veterinary medicine and modern agricultural technology; including joint education diploma program(s) and short courses.
MoU / AoC Sign Date: 22/02/2023
Signatories / Collaborator Name: Agricultural Research Center (ARC) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of the Arab Republic of the Egypt
National / International: International
Activities / Milestones:
Conducting joint research and development projects and cooperation in individual projects, Organize combined training programs for Farmers, Students and Researchers, etc.
MoU / AoC Sign Date: 17/04/2023
Signatories / Collaborator Name: CropLife Pakistan Association, Life Plaza # 1.25 CCA, 1st Floor, Block DD, Phase-DHA, Lahore
National / International: National
Activities / Milestones:
The parties aim to advance agriculture by promoting mechanization, conducting studies on cotton decline, and developing advisory papers for wheat production. They’ll explore other activities like crop management, precision agriculture, and pest control, showing commitment to modernizing practices for sector sustainability and prosperity.
MoU / AoC Sign Date: 20/04/2023
Signatories / Collaborator Name: Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention Queen’s Medical Research institute 47 Little France Crescent Edinburgh THE UNIVERSITY of Edinburgh
National / International: International
Activities / Milestones:
The collaboration aims to reduce deaths caused by the intentional consumption of highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) in Pakistan.
MoU / AoC Sign Date: 05/06/2023
Signatories / Collaborator Name: Syngenta Pakistan Limited, Karachi, Pakistan
National / International: National
Activities / Milestones:
- Collaborating on regenerative agriculture projects, including setting up Regenerative Centers at project sites.
- Hosting seminars and workshops to transfer knowledge on regenerative practices.
- Identifying training opportunities to enhance scientific and technical expertise for national agriculture productivity.
- Exchanging research information, teaching materials, and scientific publications.
- Separate agreements may be made for each objective, specifying scope and terms.
MoU / AoC Sign Date: 06/06/2023
Signatories / Collaborator Name: Gender Awareness & Human Empowerment (AGAHE)
National / International: National
Activities / Milestones:
The parties involved have agreed to:
- Develop tailored exchange programs to meet academic and programmatic needs.
- Designate focal persons for effective communication and coordination.
- Collaborate on research programs, joint conferences, and training workshops focusing on specific areas.
- Design internship programs, particularly in departments such as Bio fortified Zinc Wheat (BZW), Sustainable Livelihoods, and Health and Nutrition within the context of climate change and climate-smart agriculture.
- AGAHE will support the Department of Food Science & Technology in conducting awareness seminars related to food nutrition.
- Exchange programmatic information, materials, publications, and conduct exposure visits to share insights and learning.
MoU / AoC Sign Date: 07/06/2023
Signatories / Collaborator Name: Eastern Scientific Cooperation (pvt) Limited
National / International: National
Activities / Milestones:
- Both organizations offer consultancy services.
- ESCP provides paid internships to MNSUAM’s 8th-semester B.Sc Agriculture (Food Science & Technology) students.
- Internships offer technical experience and guidance.
- Collaboration includes joint research projects.
- Jointly organize awareness events.
- Collaborate on graduate scholars’ supervision and lab facilities exchange.
MoU / AoC Sign Date: 16/06/2023
Signatories / Collaborator Name: Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company
National / International: National
Activities / Milestones:
The institution outlines various collaborative initiatives aimed at enhancing horticultural development and capacity building. This includes facilitating paid student internships at PHDEC to optimize resource utilization, organizing joint workshops, seminars, and webinars on topics such as horticultural product development and productivity enhancement. Additionally, the agreement entails collaborative research activities, data sharing for academic and contract research projects, and reciprocal training programs for capacity building of PHDEC Agriculture wing officials. Both parties also commit to undertaking lectures, conferences, and seminars to raise awareness about new technologies and expertise in horticultural product exports, aligning with each other’s mandates for mutual benefit and growth.
