SAARC Countries Agree to Exchange Agri-Technologies and Germplasm for Food Security in the Region
August 19, 2015| |
The governing board of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) met in Islamabad, Pakistan on August 12, 2015 to exchange new technologies, research findings, and germplasm to ensure food security in the region.
The meeting was held at the headquarters of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), presided over by PARC Chairman Dr. Iftikhar Ahmed and Director of Information, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, Afghanistan, Gh Rabani Haqiqatpal. "We need joint programs, and as members of SAARC we should try each others' technologies and research findings in other ecologies to help develop a food secure region," Haqiqatpal remarked.
The SAARC Governing Board on the other hand, praised Pakistan for developing the National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), which they said was not only contributing to the agricultural development of Pakistan but could play an important role in regional agriculture development. Representatives from Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Maldives also attended the meeting.
For more details, read the news release at the PARC website, or at the Pakistan Biotechnology Information website.
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