students aware of the competition and today we are going to select the best business plan idea from them for the global competition. We have participation from all over the country,” he said, while thanking the Rural Community Development Society (RCDS) for their support for the winning participant.
Head of Strategic Planning e-maginationz Ahmed Waqar Mohsin said that we totally believe on the saying of Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar that ‘Nothing is the beginning of everything,’ “We have nothing at the beginning but with our team’s hard work we are able to hold such a successful event. In addition to this, our website would soon be turning into a portal. The portal would include all the partners from all the provinces. There would be competitions, trainings, workshops etc. for better strategic partnership.
Global Agriculture Sector Lead, Acumen Mr. Noorullah said that we invest in companies, leaders and ideas to change the way the world tackles poverty. “We invest in six core areas, like agriculture, energy, housing, water, housing and education. ICT can give farmers an access to markets. It’s a cost effective way to deliver in rural areas. The regular phones are being replaced by smart phones in a short period of time. We believe that access to information and the right kind of information at the right time is missing in Pakistan. Farmers lose their money because of lack of access to markets. There is no purchasing mechanism, they have to depend on local markets,” he said.
CEO PATCO Dr. Tariq Hasan said NARC is the hub of agricultural activities. PARC has established research centres across Pakistan. The aim is to collaborate with national and international companies.
Later, the participants shared their business plans with the jury members and were awarded souvenirs from e-maginationz. Guest of honour and jury members were also awarded with souvenirs. The business plan that topped the national competition was from Omar Adnan Qureshi who had proposed for a small device collar called ‘Cowlar’ for the cows and cattle that could detect the temperature of cows and thus alerting the owner of the cow to take necessary measures. National runner up was AgriSens was a mobile app for farmers.