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Closeout ceremony of the project “The Horticulture Advancement Activity” (THAzA), was held in Islamabad on December 8, 2022. Funded by USAID, THAzA improved the livelihoods of rural farmers in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). It supported 12,000 businesses and created 1,300 jobs. It also ensured that rural farmers in these...

A strong common collaboration among all the stakeholders is required to define and achieve the common goal of preventing child labour. Thus concluded “National Consultative Workshop on Elimination of Child Labour in Agriculture/Cotton, Textile and Garment Value Chains in Pakistan” held in Islamabad on December 13, 2022. The workshop was...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) organized a validation workshop on “Agriculture Innovation System (AIS): Assessment Findings and Recommendations” in Islamabad.  Assessment of AIS is part of global three-year EU-funded project aimed at strengthening the functional capacities of National...

Under the Project, ‘Livelihood and Food Security Improvement Fund for the Flood Affected Areas of Pakistan’ funded by USAID, FAO provided Rabi assistance packages to small farming households. The packages comprised of 50kg bags of certified wheat seed, Urea and DAP for the current wheat sowing season.  The assistance aimed...

FAO supported the Pakistan government to organize a workshop on October 24-26, 2022 in Islamabad, to assess the implementation status of Pakistan’s national action plan (NAP) on AMR in agrifood sectors. The 3-day workshop also aimed at identifying gaps and engaging food and agriculture stakeholders in the implementation of the...