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Efforts Underway to Conserve and Restore Chilghoza Pine in Pakistan
10 September 2018
10 September 2018
Islamabad: September 4, 2018
A project to restore, improve and sustainably manage the Chilghoza pine forests was launched today in Islamabad.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the collaboration of Ministry of Climate Change, provincial forest departments and other stakeholders will contribute to improving environment, enhancing resilience and...
Imparting smart techniques to women farmers in Chitral
28 August 2018
28 August 2018
The scenic valley of Chitral is well-known for its high quality varieties of apricot, apple, grape, walnut and pear. Back in 2015 when flash floods hit the area, approximately 76,000 fruit trees were lost in addition to severe damage to infrastructure, public and private properties, agriculture land, standing crops and...
With assistance from the Government of Japan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is implementing a project worth around 2.7 million USD for the enhancement of Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) control in Pakistan
The inception workshop for the project was held in Islamabad. Mr. Teppei Nakagawa,...
South Asia, being the hot spot for the future increases of food demand due to demographic growth and changing lifestyles may face even the severe consequences if no adaptation measures are taken. This was concluded at a three-day international workshop jointly organized by the Centre for Climate Research and Development...
Livestock departments to work with FAO to help control Foot and Mouth Disease in Pakistan
20 June 2018
20 June 2018
The government of Pakistan has approved a project to improve food security and increase the resilience of livelihood of the livestock farmers to animal disease threats. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Ministry of National Food Security and Research signed the USD 6.6 million project agreement...