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FAO is promoting the control of transboundary livestock diseases (Foot and Mouth Disease and Peste des Petits Ruminants) in Punjab. One of the ways to improve control is the strengthening of laboratories for the diagnosis of FMD and PPR by ELISA in the Province. Enzyme Linked Immunosorbant Assay (ELISA) kits...

Pakistan ranks 7th just after the Philippines and Bangladesh on the 2018 Global Long-Term Climate Risk Index published by German Watch and it is expected to be severely impacted by the negative effects of climate change in the future. Much of the country’s vulnerability is linked to its dominant arid...

Muzaffarabad: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with Planning and Development Department Azad Jammu and Kashmir organized two days Multi-stakeholders Workshop on SDGs- Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) on 18-19 April 2018 Muzaffarabad. This workshop chaired by Mr. Muhammad Shamoon Hashmi Chief Economist ,Planning and Development...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with IFPRI organized a two days consultative workshop on improving the agriculture extension services in Pakistan on March 8 at Marriot Hotel in Islamabad.The workshop reviewed the existing agriculture extension services, mechanisms and approaches adopted by the provincial agriculture...

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. The theme for 2018 is Forests and Sustainable Cities.To mark the International Forest Day, FAO Pakistan participated in a seminar...