FAO, PARC mark World Food Day 2011

ISLAMABAD: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrated World Food Day 2011 across the world under the theme Food Prices: From Crisis to Stability. FAO in collaboration with Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) arranged an event at National Agriculture Research Council (NARC) on Sunday. Federal Science and Technology Secretary Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar inaugurated the event and visited the stalls set up by FAO, World Food Programme, OXFAM and various other government and private organizations. Tarar said that the government was taking measures to introduce farmers’ friendly policies to boost the agriculture sector. He emphasized on the need of food reservation on regional level for which it is necessary to improve the quality of godowns. He said that several projects were in pipeline for development of agriculture sector and to facilitate the farmers. He also read out the messages of President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani. app

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