PARC Develops First Draft Of Food Security Policy: Chairman PARC
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 08, 2017 | 03:50 PM
Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) has developed the first draft of Food Security Policy in consultation
ISLAMABAD, August 8 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 08th Aug, 2017 ) : Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) has developed the first draft of Food Security Policy in consultation with provincial partners and ready to be placed before the Cabinet for deliberation.
Chairman PARC Dr. Yusuf Zafar said this in 8th Meeting of Inter Provincial Research Coordination Committee (IPARCC) held here at PARC Hqrs, said a statement issued here on Tuesday. Dr.Yusuf Zafar apprised the members that the main objectives of IPARCC was to have greater research coordination among the Federal and Provincial research partners to develop a concrete agenda agriculture research and PARC being a Federal Research Organization, have to perform the role of an effective coordinator and facilitator Provincial Partners of Agricultural Research and Livestock, Planners and Academia head included Gilgit Baltistan participated in the meeting.
The Chair hoped that such events will be helpful to share the knowledge, on-going research activities, enhance the opportunities of collaboration to reach to the logic conclusion to address these issues as well as to set priorities for the future research in National Agricultural Research System (NARS).
Provincial partners of Agriculture and Livestock delivered their presentation by highlighting the initiatives taken in their provinces for boosting up the research activities. At the end, the Committee unanimously agreed to hand together for collaborative research activities, issue based commissioned research projects, policy research, climate change and food security.
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