Quetta, Balochistan – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the...
Resource Gap Analysis Consultation
01 December 2020
01 December 2020
The need to achieve Agenda 2030 is on the priority list of all government and non-government agencies. In Pakistan, FAO is supporting the Government to prioritize and set targets of SDGs related to Agriculture and Natural Resources Management (ANR) through consultative workshops and trainings. These consultations will catalyze the process...
The Desert Locust upsurge in Southwest Asia has been stopped!
09 November 2020
09 November 2020
By Mina` Dowlatchahi, Keith Cressman, Aamer Irshad, Mubarik AhmedLocated in the middle of the annual Desert Locust migration corridor between Iran and India, Pakistan is highly exposed to damages caused by this highly destructive pest. Due to a changed pattern of rains, starting from second half of 2019, Desert Locust...
19/10/2020 Islamabad: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Headquarter) held a webinar on “Addressing the gendered impact of COVID-19: Experiences from Pakistan”. FAO and UN Women Pakistan participated as speakers to explore the gender and COVID-sensitive Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) activities of the two UN agencies....
World Food Day 2020 marks FAO’s 75th Anniversary
20 October 2020
20 October 2020
At the global World Food Day ceremony today, speakers called for solidarity to help all populations and to build back better by making food systems more robust and resilient. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) observed World Food Day 2020 in collaboration with the Ministry of...
FAO launches Climate-Smart Agriculture Profile for Sindh
06 October 2020
06 October 2020
The Climate- Smart Agriculture (CSA) profile for Sindh province was launched virtually at Hyderabad, Sindh with the Secretary, Agriculture Supply & Prices Department, as the chief guest. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), The Alliance Biodiversity International and International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) have jointly...