Name: Pakistan to Establish First-Ever Food and Agriculture Museum
Uploaded: 2026-08-03T11:10:13+00:00
Description: Pakistan’s first Food and Agriculture Museum is being established at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), with the project expected to receive Rs. 300 million in phased funding. The museum will preserve Pakistan’s agricultural heritage and showcase the country’s transition from traditional farming practices to modern agricultural technologies.

Pakistan’s first Food and Agriculture Museum is being established at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), with the project expected to receive Rs. 300 million in phased funding. The museum will preserve Pakistan’s agricultural heritage and showcase the country’s transition from traditional farming practices to modern agricultural technologies.

Pakistan’s first Food and Agriculture Museum is being established at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), with the project expected to receive Rs. 300 million in phased funding.

The museum will preserve Pakistan’s agricultural heritage and showcase the country’s transition from traditional farming practices to modern agricultural technologies.

The project was discussed during the third Joint Technical Meeting chaired by Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) Chairperson Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan. UAF Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Zulfiqar Ali welcomed the participants and highlighted the importance of the initiative.

Speaking at the meeting, Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan said reconnecting people with their cultural and agricultural heritage has become increasingly important as rapid modernization continues to weaken historical memory.

He described museums as centers of learning, innovation, and public awareness that preserve artifacts as well as the scientific, cultural, and social development of farming communities.

He also recalled that the Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute in Lyallpur, now known as UAF, was established on the recommendations of the colonial Famine Commission to modernize agriculture in the subcontinent.

According to Prof. Dr. Khan, the museum is expected to receive Rs. 300 million in phased funding through PHEC under the Annual Development Program for the establishment of its galleries.

Prof. Dr. Zulfiqar Ali said preserving agricultural heritage is essential to ensure that farming knowledge is passed on to future generations.

The museum will be the first of its kind in Pakistan and will cover an indoor display area of 55,000 square feet.

Its galleries will trace the evolution of agriculture in Pakistan, featuring indigenous seed varieties, traditional wooden plows, greenhouse models, genomic breeding, and digital precision farming technologies.

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