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Director CEMB-PU Speaks on Biotechnology and Food Security at Pakistan Academy of Sciences Dialogue
Director, Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Prof. Moazur Rahman, participated as a panelist in a National Dialogue titled “Biotechnology — A Strategic Tool to Address Climate Change and National Food Security”, organized by the Pakistan Academy of Sciences on April 7, 2026. 🌱
During the panel discussion on Biotechnology and Pakistan’s Food Security Future, Prof. Moaz highlighted CEMB’s role in developing indigenous three-gene cotton technology. He emphasized that the emergence of resistance in targeted pests against Bt crops is becoming a significant challenge over time, underscoring the urgent need for stewardship strategies to ensure timely replacement of existing technologies with third- and fourth-generation cotton varieties.
He further stressed that strategic investment in poultry vaccines is essential to safeguard the rapidly growing poultry sector, which plays a crucial role in national food security and rural livelihoods.
During the panel discussion on Biotechnology and Pakistan’s Food Security Future, Prof. Moaz highlighted CEMB’s role in developing indigenous three-gene cotton technology. He emphasized that the emergence of resistance in targeted pests against Bt crops is becoming a significant challenge over time, underscoring the urgent need for stewardship strategies to ensure timely replacement of existing technologies with third- and fourth-generation cotton varieties.
He further stressed that strategic investment in poultry vaccines is essential to safeguard the rapidly growing poultry sector, which plays a crucial role in national food security and rural livelihoods.