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Islamabad 21/01/2021: The United Nations will host a Food Systems Summit in October 2021 to identify the problems we must solve so that no one goes hungry, and to radically transform the way we manage food on the planet. The Summit will be the turning point in achieving the 17...

When seen in the context rural community development, progressive change at community level is only possible by empowering rural women and providing them access to land and economic resources. The extent to which women farmers play their part in rural economy is undervalued, and is constrained because of their inaccessibility...

Land cover or land use information plays an important role for many environmental and monitoring tasks, including climate change, ecosystem dynamics analysis, food security, and others. Accurate information about land cover affects the accuracy of all subsequent applications, therefore accurate and timely land cover information is in high demand. In...

ISLAMABAD/QUETTA: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Government of Balochistan, and financial support from the Australian Government have assisted farmers from six districts of Balochistan increase the gross yield and value of their agricultural produce under the ‘Australia Balochistan Agribusiness (AusABBA) programme. Representatives...

08/12/2020 Women’s economic status and the gender-based violence (GBV) experienced by landless Women in Sindh was the topic of a virtual panel discussion on Tuesday organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to mark the 16 Days of Activism to end Gender Based Violence under...