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Islamabad, August 21, 2024 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a Dissemination Workshop on the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Policy and Water Bill for Balochistan in Quetta on Tuesday. The event brought together approximately 80 participants, including representatives from the Balochistan government’s irrigation,...

Islamabad – The Digital Agriculture Consortium (DAC) officially launched at a local hotel in Islamabad, marking a significant milestone in the digital transformation of Pakistan's agriculture sector. The DAC launch event aimed to galvanize stakeholders, enhance engagement, and showcase Pakistan's burgeoning digital agriculture ecosystem. This landmark event, organized under the...

Quetta, July 15, 2024 – Quetta, July 15, 2024 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations organized the 3rd consultative meeting on the Balochistan Water Act on July 11 in Quetta, bringing together representatives from the Government of Balochistan and the World Bank. The act is being...

Florence Rolle, FAO's Country Representative in Pakistan, and Barrister Nabeel Ahmad Awan, Chairman of Punjab's Planning and Development Board, marked a significant milestone by signing a Letter of Intent to establish the Agriculture Climate Water Portal (ACWA). This collaborative initiative between FAO-UN and Punjab is designed to tackle the adverse...

FAO conducted the fifth-round household survey in Pakistan's Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh provinces from 22 November to 31 December 2023, interviewing 11,584 rural households across 47 districts using two-step cluster sampling. The DIEM-Monitoring System aimed to monitor livelihoods and food security, comparing results with earlier rounds to track trends...