LAHORE: The Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan Limited (FCEPL), operating through the Pakistan-Netherlands Dairy Development Centre (PNDDC), to strengthen skills development and capacity building across Punjab’s dairy and agriculture value chain.
Under the partnership, the two organisations will jointly design and implement demand-driven training programmes focused on green and climate-smart agriculture, livestock management and dairy sector skills. The initiative will target dairy farmers, intermediaries and other stakeholders across Punjab through both physical and digital learning platforms, while drawing on the expertise of national and international dairy and agri-tech specialists to promote global best practices.
The agreement was signed by Chief Executive Officer of PSDF Ahmed Khan and Director Dairy Development for the Middle East, Pakistan and Africa at FrieslandCampina Syed Saud Ahmad Pasha.
As part of the collaboration, the PSDF will contribute its expertise in competency-based training by supporting curriculum development, competency standards and quality assurance frameworks for training interventions. FrieslandCampina, meanwhile, will leverage its national and international partnerships, including links with global research organisations, to facilitate knowledge transfer, technical support and outreach to beneficiaries.
