Closeout ceremony of the project “The Horticulture Advancement Activity” (THAzA), was held in Islamabad on...
Reversing The Global Obesity Pandemic - By José Graziano da Silva, Director-General FAO
18 March 2015
18 March 2015
The worldwide surge in obesity rivals war and smoking in terms of the global economic burden it imposes. Obesity is no longer a concern solely of higher income, developed countries. The prevalence of obesity and overweight has risen in all regions, including in low-income countries. Today, nearly half of all...
Islamabad, 17 March 2015: FAO Project, “Progressive Control of Foot and Mouth Disease in Pakistan” has organized a training course to determine the quality of FMD vaccines. The training course is being held at the National Veterinary Laboratories (NVL) Islamabad from 17 to 28 March 2015. An international expert Dr....
Women In Agriculture In Pakistan
11 March 2015
11 March 2015
Launching of FAO's Publication on "Women in Agriculture in Pakistan" 11th March 2015
Islamabad, 11 March 2015- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations incollaboration with the Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) organized a two-days AAN ShareMela- Farmer’s Alumni Association Network (AAN meaning ‘dignity’) in Islamabad. About 200 Farmersfrom Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh provincesparticipated...
FAO brings Female Veterinarians on Board for ‘Prevention and Control of Foot and Mouth Disease’ in Sindh Province
27 February 2015
27 February 2015
FAO organized a training workshop under ‘the Progressive Control of Foot and Mouth Disease in Pakistan’ project on 27 February in Hyderabad, Sindh. The inaugural session was chaired by Dr. Ali Akbar Somroo - Director General Livestock, Sindh. The training was attended by 36 female veterinarians from the ‘Shaheed Benazir...
