Tag: Minister for National Food Security

Bumper rice crop of 9 million tons achieved during current season: Imam

ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 (APP):Minister for National Food Security Syed Fakhar Imam on Monday said that owing to policy interventions and incentivizing local farming communities, the country had achieved bumper crop of rice, estimated over 9 million tons during current season as compared the output 8.4 million tons of same period of last year. Addressing a… Continue reading Bumper rice crop of 9 million tons achieved during current season: Imam

Proper rate of returns must to develop agriculture, improve living standard of farming communities: Imam

Proper rate of returns must to develop agriculture, improve living standard of farming communities: Imam

ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (APP): Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Friday said the government was striving to ensure proper rate of returns to farmers for their produces to improve their living standards as well as maintaining sustainable agriculture growth in the country. Addressing a press conference along with Minister for… Continue reading Proper rate of returns must to develop agriculture, improve living standard of farming communities: Imam

Imam for creating public-private partnership for transforming quality human resource

ISLAMABAD: August 16 - Federal Minister, Syed Fakhar Imam chairing a meeting with delegation of Food Agriculture Organization of United Nations. APP

ISLAMABAD, Aug 16 (APP): Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Monday stressed the need for creating public-private partnership to transform quality of human resource in national research to boost the agriculture sector of the country. While talking to a delegation of Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations, headed by… Continue reading Imam for creating public-private partnership for transforming quality human resource

Govt paying special focus on uplift of backward regions: Fakhar Imam

KHANEWAL, Aug 07 (APP):Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam said on Saturday that the incumbent government was paying immense focus on development of backward regions in the country. He was chairing meeting of District Coordination Committee here on Saturday to review the pace of work on different uplift schemes across… Continue reading Govt paying special focus on uplift of backward regions: Fakhar Imam

Govt focuses on agricultural research to increase per hecter yield: Fakhar

ISLAMABAD, Aug 03 (APP): Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam here on Tuesday said that the incumbent government was being putting special focus on agricultural research to increase per hecter yield in order to achieve sustainable agriculture development in the country. He stated this while chairing a symposium, which was also… Continue reading Govt focuses on agricultural research to increase per hecter yield: Fakhar

Policy framework of government helped to achieve record output of 06 crops: Fakhar

ISLAMABAD, Jul 31 (APP):Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam Saturday said the agriculture development policies of Prime Minister Imran Khan have started to reap fruits as the production of several crops including wheat, rice, sugarcane, potatoes and onion have surpassed all previous records, where as export of mangoes also increase by… Continue reading Policy framework of government helped to achieve record output of 06 crops: Fakhar

Govt. working to ensure availability of certified inputs to overcome agri challenges

ISLAMABAD, Jul 14 (APP): Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Wednesday said the government was working to ensure availability of quality seeds, development of cold storage facilities and farm mechanization to enhance per-acre output of major crops. Addressing the international conference on “Best practices for building sustainable food systems in… Continue reading Govt. working to ensure availability of certified inputs to overcome agri challenges

Federal Govt to provide wheat seeds to GB for promoting agriculture: Fakhar Imam

ISLAMABAD, May 26 (APP):Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Wednesday said the Federal Government would provide certified wheat seed to Gilgit Baltistan in order to enhance its local output for reducing reliance on the Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Service Corporation. Talking to GB Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid, who called on… Continue reading Federal Govt to provide wheat seeds to GB for promoting agriculture: Fakhar Imam

Imam reiterates commitment for incentive of cotton crop to enhance output

ISLAMABAD, Mar 17 (APP): Minister for National Food Security and Research, Syed Fakhar Imam on Wednesday reiterated the government’s resolve for reviving and enhancing local output of cotton by providing technical and financial assistance to growers during current season. Chairing a meeting held here to review the arrangements for cotton crop cultivation, Imam said that… Continue reading Imam reiterates commitment for incentive of cotton crop to enhance output

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