Qammar Nawaz

farmer and engineer

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Qammar Nawaz is a farmer and an engineer by profession. He graduated in electrical engineering from NUST in 2010. Nawaz says he sold milk to Nestle, and he argues that farmers will never get their price while milk adulteration continues.

Early life and background

Nawaz was born near Lala Musa. He grew up in a village near Kharian. His uncle is in the army. [1]

Education

Nawaz attended Army Public School up to matric. He completed matriculation and FSC. He also attended a college on Mall Road in Pindi. [1]

Nawaz graduated in electrical engineering from NUST in 2010. He says he was not strong in engineering detail but was good at design. He was captain of the football and cricket teams in 2009-10. [1]

Career

Nawaz worked in Islamabad for an NGO on a project. He worked on report writing on technology road mapping for the pharmaceutical and surgical industries of Pakistan. [1]

He decided to prepare for the CSS exam. He set up a travel agency. He opened a spice shop and hired one person to run it. He says he had not done basic market research for the spice business. [1]

Farming

Nawaz says he wanted to explore rural Pakistan. He says he saw all of rural Punjab, and also went to Sindh and Karachi. After completing his studies, he moved back to the village. [1]

Nawaz says he sold milk to Nestle at Rs 40. He says his cost of production is Rs 35. He says the milk he produces is 100% pure. [1]

Views on agriculture

Nawaz says agriculture is about 22 to 23 percent of Pakistan's GDP. He says he is very hopeful about agriculture in Pakistan. He says there are opportunities in agriculture. [1]

Nawaz says Pakistan lacks agricultural standards. He says IP rights and standards have to be created in agriculture. He says cooperatives are very practical. He supports agricultural taxation. [1]

Nawaz says deregulating sugar could solve about a quarter of agriculture's problems. He points to beetroot as another crop, grown in winter. He says most sugar in Europe is made from beet root. He says subsidies are not wanted; what is needed is an end to dishonest practice and fair competition. He says government should stop fixing prices. [1]

Nawaz says organic farming needs a little land and labour. He says Kashmir is ideal for berry farming. He says growth in the rural economy sends money from cities into villages. He says the finance rate was 22 to 24 percent at the time, and that nobody can do it at that rate. [1]

Views on milk and dairy

Nawaz argues farmers will never get their price while milk adulteration continues. He says milk production could be 1.5 times higher with one step: good nutrition. He says corn silage is seen worldwide as the best feed for milk. [1]

Views on urbanization and water

Nawaz says Pakistan needs housing units for 10 million families. He says he has been very vocal against using real estate as a store of value. He argues urbanization is progress. He says Pakistan wastes the water it has. He says hydroponics is water efficient. [1]

Views on industry

Nawaz says Pakistan's industries lag behind peers such as Malaysia and Poland in technology. He says China built its basic industry. [1]

Personal life

Nawaz says he did not speak Punjabi before his CSS years. He relearned Punjabi. He learned Punjabi while living in a village. He says he is in Sweden. [1]

Timeline

2009-10
Captain of the football and cricket teams.[1]
2010
Graduated in electrical engineering from NUST.[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2023-04-12 Why Pakistan's milk problem is really a policy problem Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Qammar Nawaz?

Qammar Nawaz is a farmer and an engineer by profession. He graduated in electrical engineering from NUST in 2010. He says he sold milk to Nestle.[1]

What does Qammar Nawaz do?

Qammar Nawaz is a farmer and an engineer by profession. He says the milk he produces is 100% pure and that his cost of production is Rs 35.[1]

Where did Qammar Nawaz study?

Qammar Nawaz attended Army Public School up to matric and completed matriculation and FSC. He also attended a college on Mall Road in Pindi. He graduated in electrical engineering from NUST in 2010.[1]

Where is Qammar Nawaz from?

Qammar Nawaz was born near Lala Musa. He grew up in a village near Kharian. He says he is in Sweden.[1]

What does Qammar Nawaz think about milk adulteration?

Qammar Nawaz argues farmers will never get their price while milk adulteration continues. He says milk production could be 1.5 times higher with one step: good nutrition.[1]

What does Qammar Nawaz think about urbanization?

Qammar Nawaz argues urbanization is progress. He says Pakistan needs housing units for 10 million families. He has been very vocal against using real estate as a store of value.[1]

Has Qammar Nawaz run other businesses?

Qammar Nawaz set up a travel agency. He also opened a spice shop and hired one person to run it. He says he had not done basic market research for the spice business.[1]

References

  1. Why Pakistan's milk problem is really a policy problem . Thought Behind Things , 2023-04-12.
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  1. He was born near Lala Musa. meri paidaish Lala Musa is just maybe 10-12 kilometers down
  2. He grew up in a village near Kharian. I belong to a village near Kharian
  3. His uncle is in the army. mere jo chacha hain woh army mein hain
  4. He attended Army Public School up to matric. So I went into Army Public School aur udhar meri schooling thi matric tak
  5. He completed matriculation and FSC. Haan ji matric aur FSC.
  6. He attended a college on Mall Road in Pindi. Pindi mein mera school tha FG Sir Syed College, Mall Road pe.
  7. He graduated in electrical engineering from NUST in 2010. I went into NUST for my graduation jo maine electrical engineering mein ki aur mera graduation thi 2010 mein.
  8. He says he was not strong in engineering detail but was good at design. I wasn't a very good engineer in terms of ke main yaar bahut zyada syntax ke andar nahi jaata tha cheezon ke but I was good in design.
  9. He was captain of the football and cricket teams in 2009-10. main I was sports main football aur cricket ka team ka captain bhi tha SEECS ka 2009-10 mein.
  10. He says he saw all of rural Punjab, and also went to Sindh and Karachi. So I went to Sindh, gaya, Karachi, Punjab ke sara rural Punjab maine dekha.
  11. He decided to prepare for the CSS exam. So CSS ka faisla hua aur uske baad maine woh tayari shuru ki.
  12. He set up a travel agency. maine ek travel agency thi woh banayi
  13. He opened a spice shop and hired one person to run it. Phir maine masalon ki dukan banayi. Ek banda rakha uske upar.
  14. He says he had not done basic market research for the spice business. Khair woh 6-8 maah mein woh mujhe andaza ho gaya ke ye jo hai na I didn't have the basic market research.
  15. He says he did not speak Punjabi before his CSS years. CSS ke dauran maine ek aur cheez dekhi thi ke main maine Punjabi ko pehli dafa mujhe kisi ne kaha ke nahi tumne Punjabi rakhni hai. Main usse pehle Punjabi nahi bolta tha.
  16. He relearned Punjabi. So maine dobara se usko seekha.
  17. He learned Punjabi while living in a village. To jab main gaon mein rehke Punjabi seekh raha tha
  18. He worked in Islamabad for an NGO on a project. maine ek do jobs Islamabad mein ki ek NGO ke saath ek project tha.
  19. He worked on report writing on technology road mapping for the pharmaceutical and surgical industries of Pakistan. report writing on technology road mapping for pharmaceutical and surgical industries of Pakistan
  20. He says Pakistan's industries lag behind peers such as Malaysia and Poland in technology. Malaysia aur Poland jo sirf humse kyun behtar hain because unki technology humse behtar hai.
  21. He says China built its basic industry. aur China ne basically yahi kiya. Right. Usne basic industry create ki.
  22. He says he wanted to explore rural Pakistan. maine rural Pakistan explore karna hai
  23. After completing his studies, he moved back to the village. jab humne socha hum wapis gaon move kar rahe hain, studies complete ho gayi hain, gaon wapis aaye hain.
  24. He says he sold milk to Nestle at Rs 40. main 40 rupaye mein Nestle ko doodh bechta tha, jo start kiya maine.
  25. He says his cost of production is Rs 35. meri cost of production hai 35 rupaye
  26. He says the milk he produces is 100% pure. Mera doodh is 100% khalis.
  27. He argues farmers will never get their price while milk adulteration continues. aapke mulk mein adulteration of milk jab tak band nahi hogi na, farmer will never get his price.
  28. He says agriculture is about 22 to 23 percent of Pakistan's GDP. Pakistan ki jo 22 23 23% of GDP is agriculture
  29. He says Pakistan needs housing units for 10 million families. Pakistan mein 10 million families ko aane wale waqt ke andar housing units chahiye
  30. He says he has been very vocal against using real estate as a store of value. I have been very vocal against real estate and the way that it's used as a as a store of value
  31. He argues urbanization is progress. Urbanization is actually progress.
  32. He says Pakistan wastes the water it has. Jitna pani hamare paas hai aur usko jaise hum zaya kar rahe hain.
  33. He says hydroponics is water efficient. Even hydroponic is water efficient.
  34. He says he is very hopeful about agriculture in Pakistan. I am very hopeful about agriculture aur inshaAllah hum bhi usmein apna hissa jo hai woh.
  35. He says there are opportunities in agriculture. mujhe lagta hai ki jo opportunities hain na, ek toh agriculture ki opportunities
  36. He says cooperatives are very practical. Cooperatives are very practical.
  37. He says Pakistan lacks agricultural standards. Hamari agriculture mein na standards nahi hain.
  38. He says IP rights and standards have to be created in agriculture. To second is IP rights aur standards humein ismein create karne hain.
  39. He supports agricultural taxation. Main agriculture tax ke bada pro hun.
  40. He points to beetroot as another crop, grown in winter. There is another crop, beet, beet root. Woh winter crop hai.
  41. He says deregulating sugar could solve about a quarter of agriculture's problems. De-regulating sugar Pakistan ki agriculture ka maybe aapke 1/4th of problem solve kar degi.
  42. He says most sugar in Europe is made from beet root. Sweden mein bhi aur duniya mein beshtar Europe mein jo cheeni hai, woh sugar cane se nahi banti, beet root se banti hai.
  43. He says Kashmir is ideal for berry farming. Kashmir pichle dino gaya to maine ja ke dekha maine kaha yaar this is so ideal for berry farming.
  44. He says organic farming needs a little land and labour. Organics ke liye aapko thodi zameen chahiye, labor chahiye.
  45. He says he is now in Sweden. aur ab main Sweden mein hoon, mujhe pata hai udhar embedded systems
  46. Qammar Nawaz is a farmer and an engineer by profession. Qammar Nawaz is a farmer and an engineer by profession.
  47. He says subsidies are not wanted; what is needed is an end to dishonest practice and fair competition. Subsidies nahi chahiye, humein do numberi band chahiye. We want a fair competition.
  48. He says government should stop fixing prices. government should take a step back from fixing prices
  49. He says rural economy growth sends money from cities into villages. Aapki rural economy jab bhi grow karegi paisa shehar se gaon mein jayega.
  50. He says milk production could be 1.5 times higher with one step: good nutrition. We can produce 1.5 times of milk with just one step good nutrition.
  51. He says corn silage is seen worldwide as the best feed for milk. woh sari duniya mein sabse acchi feed doodh ke liye corn silage dekhi jati hai
  52. He says the finance rate was 22 to 24 percent at the time, and that nobody can do it at that rate. jo is waqt finance rate ka rate hai 22 24% is pe toh koi nahi kar sakta na