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

Livestock is the main source of livelihood for a large number of families in Balochistan and also contributes a major share in the GDP of the province. However, livestock diseases are a major hurdle in gaining optimum production from the livestock. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) can cause havoc for...

Women play an active role in performing various livestock related activities in Pakistan. However, they usually are not involved in formulation and implementation of livestock development projects. To train female farmers on the prevention and control of livestock diseases, FAO ‘projects “Progressive Control of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in...

Minimal information has been documented on the role of wildlife in maintaining and spreading transboundary animal diseases (TADs) including foot and mouth disease (FMD) as well as peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in Pakistan. To bring Wildlife Department- Sindh on board, FAO projects “Progressive Control of FMD” and “Progressive Control...

The hard work of FAO executed project “Progressive control of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Pakistan” was recognized by the Regional Advisory Group at the 6th Annual Meeting of the West Eurasia FMD Road Map held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 28 – 30 April, 2015 and Pakistan’s status was...