ISLAMABAD, Feb. 18 (Gwadar Pro) - A Pakistani parliamentary committee on Wednesday afternoon directed that the Agriculture Growth Strategy should be linked to CPEC.
At a meeting of the National Assembly’s Sub-Committee of the Special Committee on Agriculture Products, Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser invited the policy experts and practitioners to critically analyze the NA Committee’s proposed agricultural growth strategy, policy levers, reform instruments and implementation plan, and propose corrective measures where necessary.
The experts while appreciating the proposed strategy unanimously stated that a Pro-Small Farmers policy lens was crucial to accelerating sustained agricultural growth rate and rural poverty alleviation, said an official statement. The meeting was presided by Convener of the Sub-Committee Shandana Gulzar Khan at the Parliament House.
Minbos’ Dedication To African Food Supply Continues To Grow
–The below is a company-sponsored announcement–
Minbos Resources Limited ((MNB)) last week announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Fertilizer Development Centre (IDFC), which will work to develop and grow the Small Holder Farmer market in Angola.
The IFDC is an international non-for-profit organisation, dedicated to scientific innovations that increase global food production, protect the environment and empower Small Holder Farmers.
The organisation strives to improve the lives and productivity of Small Holder Farmers and does so through running country-scale agricultural projects across Africa. These projects introduce farmers to improved agricultural practises, fertiliser technologies and facilitation of market access.