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In an effort to develop capacity among national statisticians and help them monitor the targets of achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, FAO Pakistan conducted one day training in Islamabad.This training focused on the methodology to compute two of the indicators related to the overarching Goal 2 of ending...

Pakistan is in the frontline of Desert Locust in Southwest Asia. A contributing factor is the two breeding seasons for locusts in the spring and summer in Pakistan during which locusts breed in the desert areas bordering India and Iran. This was highlighted during the 30th session of the Food and...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations continues to support the Government of Pakistan’s efforts for a dignified resettlement of the Temporary Displaced Persons (TDPs) who bore conflict in their area. In this connection, a team from FAO visited Bara in Khyber Agency of FATA to assess the progress of...

A three day training on ‘Capacity Development in Carbon Balance Appraisal of Projects and Policies: EX-ACT’, was held at the FAO representation in Islamabad. The aim of the meeting was to familiarize participants on the use of ex- ante carbon balance tool. This training was useful in providing an overall knowledge...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations launched its largest RABI seed distribution drive for this year in FATA.The seed distribution drive began successfully last week in Bara, Khyber agency with 2571 beneficiaries receiving seed packages just on the first day of the distribution drive. Out of...