Islamabad, Pakistan: The Prime Minister chaired a review meeting at the Ministry of National Food Security and Research on Monday.
Pointers of the meeting include:
Agriculture is the backbone of the country’s economy: Prime Minister
The government will provide all facilities for the development of the agricultural sector in the country and increase agricultural production
Young agricultural researchers should be recruited from across the country for the development of the agricultural sector: Prime Minister
Strict action should be taken against companies dealing in substandard agricultural seeds as soon as possible: Prime Minister’s instructions
Prime Minister’s instructions to accelerate measures regarding the production of edible oil in Pakistan so that valuable foreign exchange spent on the import of edible oil can be saved
Research work should be activated at PARC soon: Prime Minister’s instructions
Farm mechanization should be promoted across the country in collaboration with provincial governments, private sector and other stakeholders: Prime Minister’s instructions
Steps should be taken to train youth for value addition in the production of fruits and vegetables and provide them with easy agricultural loans: Prime Minister’s instructions
Prime Minister directs to resolve all urgent issues regarding the abolition of PASSCO as soon as possible
Prime Minister expresses satisfaction over the development of a strategy to digitize the entire supply chain from farm to port for agricultural exports
Meeting briefed on the strategy to increase agricultural exports
Establishment of National Agri-Trade and Food Safety Authority is in the final stages: Briefing
A laboratory compatible with European Union and international standards for testing agricultural commodities has been established at the HEJ Center of the University of Karachi: Briefing
A National Ministerial Forum on Agriculture has been formed to increase coordination between the federation and the provinces in the agricultural sector: Briefing
Drafts of national policies regarding seeds, agricultural biotechnology and organic food are in various stages of approval: Briefing
In the meeting, the Federal Minister for National Food Security and The research was attended by Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr. Tauqir Shah, Governor State Bank Jamil Ahmed, Chairman Federal Board of Revenue Rashid Langrial and relevant senior government officials.
