Islamabad – The Digital Agriculture Consortium (DAC) officially launched at a local hotel in Islamabad,...
World Food Day 2018 marked across Pakistan
05 February 2019
05 February 2019
World Food Day 2018 was marked at the National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC) Islamabad, and all over Pakistan by FAO on 16 October 2017. The theme for World Food Day this year was “Our Actions are our Future. A Zero Hunger world by 2030 is possible” Various organizations including Ministry...
Punjab Food Outlook Report 2018 launched
05 February 2019
05 February 2019
Pakistan is the fourth largest producer of chickpeas in the world and has a huge potential to export potatoes to the Middle East. This was revealed in the Punjab Food Outlook Report 2018 that was launched at a ceremony in Lahore today. Malik Nauman Ahmed Langrial, Minister of Agriculture government...
FAO Launches " Pakistan Dietary Guidelines for Better Nutrition
05 February 2019
05 February 2019
Islamabad, December 19, 2018:The Ministry of Planning and Development/Reform Commission of the Government of Pakistan in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations launched the ‘Pakistan Dietary Guidelines for better Nutrition’ (PDGN) in Islamabad today. Parliamentary Secretary for Planning, Development and Reform Ms Kanwal Shauzab was...
Lahore: A new study analyzing the causes of smog related to the agriculture sector with an aim to assist government institutions in the development of appropriate policies, action plans and interventions to alleviate detrimental effects of smog on economy, health and environment in Punjab was released in Lahore today.Mr Malik...
FAO seed distribution drive in tribal districts of KP
05 February 2019
05 February 2019
Peshawar: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) distributed seed packages to approximately 76,935 subsistence farmers for the year 2018-2019. The recipients included recently returned families of five tribal districts of Khyber, Kurram, North Waziristan, South Waziristan, and the Orakzai District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The package included...