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The Government of United Kingdom through its Department for International Development (DFID) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today virtually signed a project amendment agreement of the project Building Disaster Resilience in Pakistan for an additional allocation of UK£1 000 000 to continue efforts to...

Islamabad/Rome–Mr. Shoaib Ahmed Siddique, Secretary IT & Telecommunication and Ms. Minà Dowlatchahi, FAO Representative virtually signed a Memorandum of Understanding while sitting in Pakistan and Rome, Italy respectively. This arrangement was adopted to thwart any delay imposed by worldwide social distancing in the wake of COVID-19.  Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Shoaib...

Islamabad–The National Dialogue on Agriculture, convened with the technical support of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), concluded with a declaration and a new resolve to uplift Pakistan's agro-economy. The members of the National Assembly of Pakistan agreed to...

Islamabad–A high-level ministerial meeting was organized by the FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South West-Asia (SWAC) at the request of four FAO member countries, Pakistan, Iran, India, and Afghanistan to present the latest desert locust situation and forecast; take stock of national, regional and global capacities; review...

ISLAMABAD: Women’s increased access to land through inheritance and purchase and elimination of discriminatory practices and customs that prevent rural women from acquiring land are crucial to empower rural women of Pakistan and bridge the gender gap. Experts suggested implementation of Women’s Property Act 2019 to make sure rural women...