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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...

A ceremony was held at the National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC) in Islamabad to mark the World Food Day. The theme for World Food Day this year is “Climate is changing. Food and Agriculture must too.”Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Mr. Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan was the...

The closing ceremony of Balochistan Agriculture Project (BAP) was held in Islamabad. Launched in 2005, the project endeavored to respect the dignity of the recipient communities in its work and to avoid creating the culture of dependency on assistance.The Balochistan Agriculture Project was designed and implemented by the Food and...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, José Graziano da Silva, was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Pakistan’s University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS). The degree was conferred by the UVAS chancellor Mr Muhammad Rafique Rajwana in acknowledgement of Graziano...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) and U.S. Department for Agriculture (USDA) convened a one day commodity-based workshop on “Wheat Production: Balanced Use of Fertilizer and Food Security” in Karachi. The...