Pakistan doubles its wheat contribution to SAARC food bank

By MG News | January 23, 2019 at 12:37 PM GMT+05:00

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January 23, 2019: Minister for National Food Security Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan has urged the SAARC countries to initiate joint efforts to end hunger, poverty and malnutrition in the region.

Speaking at the 10th SAARC Food Bank Board Meeting in Islamabad, he said that SAARC countries are tied in several commonalities of culture, food and environment.

The Minister urged upon the need to address the regional level challenges like climate change and also shifting of focus on enhancing intra-regional supply of food products.

He also announced that Pakistan has doubled the quantum of wheat from 40,000 Metric Ton to 80,000 Metric Ton being maintained as its share for this Regional Food Bank.

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