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Islamabad – Youth from partner organizations, women associations, government officials, private sector entities and civil society community members and organizations (CSOs), including academia and think tanks, for the first time in Pakistan jointly participated in the preparations for and gave substantive inputs to the 35th UN FAO Regional Conference for...

Agriculture contributes approximately one-quarter of provincial gross domestic product (GDP) in the Punjab Province. The provincial share is two-third of the total national agricultural output, leading in major commodities meant for food security in the country. The sector employs roughly 13 million people or 45 percent of the Punjab labor...

Pakistan faces an acute water shortage which is compounded by high climatic variability. In light of the growing concerns to address the water crisis, sustainable management of water resources merits urgent attention and remains a key government priority. In an effort to promote judicious management of water resources and informed...

Karachi – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the government of Sindh launched the ‘Strategy to Mainstream the Principles and Practices of Responsible Governance of Tenure in Legislation, Administration and Policies of the Land Sector in Sindh Province, Pakistan’ in Karachi today.  The...

Quetta – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in collaboration with Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) and Government of Balochistan (GoB), with the support of UN partners and other stakeholders organized a one-day advocacy event promoting SDG8 to develop Agri-Entrepreneurship for...