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Accelerating Progress towards SDG 2 in Pakistan
Click on the image to download the PDF SummaryDetailsSuggest an EditSummary The Food and Nutrition Security Impact, Resilience, Sustainability and Transformation (FIRST) Programme represents a partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU). In 2018, the partnership agreed on the need to have a policy effectiveness [...] Read More
Women in Agriculture in Pakistan
Click image to view PDF SummaryDetailsSuggest an EditSummary "Women in Agriculture in Pakistan" looks at regions like Azad Jammu, Kashmir, Balochistan, and Punjab, discussing women's diverse roles and challenges in agriculture in Pakistan. The country's provinces and regions exhibit variations in culture, traditions, and practices, leading to different roles and responsibilities for women in agriculture. [...] Read More
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Sri Lanka
Click image to view PDF SummaryDetailsSuggest an EditSummary The document on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Sri Lanka provides a national context, key facts on agriculture and climate change, special considerations, case studies, technologies and practices, institutions and policies, and financing opportunities for Sri Lanka's agriculture. Increasingly frequent extreme weather events and rapidly changing climatic patterns pose [...] Read More
Water availability, use and challenges in Pakistan
Click image to view PDF Water availability, use and challenges in Pakistan covers the nexus of climatic variability, agricultural productivity and water variability. The document covers diverse areas like – the Indus basin irrigation system, seasonal flow and water availability, water loss and productivity, etc. Read More
A Productive and Water Secure Pakistan
Source: Ministry of Water Resources, Pakistan SummaryDetailsSuggest an EditSummary 'A Productive and Water Secure Pakistan' discusses the water challenges faced by the country, emphasizing the need for a transformative approach. Pakistan's water resources, including the Indus River Basin, are under severe stress due to population growth, urbanization, water scarcity, degraded water quality, and climate change. [...] Read More
Development of Integrated Rives Basin Management (IRBM) for Indus Basin
Click image to view PDF The document in Development of Integrated River Basin Management for Indus Basin in Pakistan includes its objectives as a review of the present institutional and legal framework, a critical analysis of the management of floods, water economics and recommendations for an improved framework as an alternate National Water Policy. Among [...] Read More
Pakistan’s Agriculture and Water Policies with respect to Climate Change – Policy Gap Analysis
Click image to view PDF The Policy Gap Analysis of Pakistan covers a review of the existing literature on different policies relating to water and agriculture, as well as the status of various conventions and protocols. The review identifies gaps and also makes recommendations for follow-up actions. Read More
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Pakistan
Click image to view PDF Climate-Smart Agriculture in Pakistan covers areas like the economic relevance of agriculture, agricultural production systems, food security and nutrition and agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Read More
India Climate Smart Villages
Click on the image to download the PDF SummaryDetailsSuggest an EditSummary This publication highlights the success of CCAFS Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) in India, where farmers and researchers collaborate to implement climate-smart agricultural practices. In Haryana state, farmers have adopted techniques like laser-land leveling and alternate wetting and drying of rice, resulting in reduced water usage, [...] Read More