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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) inaugurated a new Field Office at the University of Loralai (UOL) in Balochistan’s Loralai district. The office was officially opened by Ms. Maria Usman, Assistant FAOR (Administration) at FAO Pakistan, during a ceremony attended by university and FAO representatives. Dr....

A three-day technical training on the use of FAO's WaPOR data and portal for land and water use assessments was conducted in Islamabad from September 24-26, 2024. Led by Associate Professor Yasir Mohamed from the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the training introduced participants from various stakeholder organizations and...

FAO Pakistan’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) unit hosted a baseline study validation and learning workshop for USAID-funded project “Revival of Livelihoods, Food Security, and Nutrition of Flood-Affected Populations in Sindh” in Shaheed Benazirabad district. The event brought together over 70 participants, including representatives from government departments, academia, INGOs,...

The Pakistan Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) paper has been published online. It explores the significance of financing anticipatory action (AA) in disaster risk management. Anticipatory action refers to acting ahead of predicted hazards to minimize humanitarian impacts. AA approaches are being tested and scaled across provinces in Pakistan, where farmers...

In August 2024, price trends varied in Umerkot and Tharparkar, as analyzed by government departments in the “Strengthening Resilience of Agro-Pastoralists in Sindh” project, funded by the EU and implemented by FAO. Monthly price bulletins showed that wheat flour prices increased by 3% in Umerkot but decreased by 2.3% in...