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Islamabad–A high-level ministerial meeting was organized by the FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South West-Asia (SWAC) at the request of four FAO member countries, Pakistan, Iran, India, and Afghanistan to present the latest desert locust situation and forecast; take stock of national, regional and global capacities; review...

ISLAMABAD: Women’s increased access to land through inheritance and purchase and elimination of discriminatory practices and customs that prevent rural women from acquiring land are crucial to empower rural women of Pakistan and bridge the gender gap. Experts suggested implementation of Women’s Property Act 2019 to make sure rural women...

Islamabad – FAO representative in Pakistan Minà Dowlatchahi met Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar in Islamabad today following the first national locust coordination meeting on Friday. The discussion focused on better understanding of unusual behavior of the locust in Punjab, options for chemical and...

Lahore  – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today pledged to help Pakistan fight its Desert Locust emergency after seeing first-hand the devastating impact of the upsurge in the country’s Punjab region.On a three-day official visit to Pakistan, Qu saw how the Desert Locust upsurge was destroying crops and harming rural communities...

Islamabad – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and President of Pakistan Arif Alvi discussed ways to promote agricultural modernisation and rural development with the aim of transforming the country’s agri-food systems and accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The meeting took place today as part of the Director-General’s three-day official visit...