ISLAMABAD:Ministry of National Food Security and Research in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have established ‘Food Security and Nutrition Information System lab.
Minister for National Food Security and Research Sahibzada Mehboob Sultan and FAO Country Representative Ms Mena Dowlatchahi inaugurated the lab, in Islamabad.
The lab was set up to create a data bank about agriculture research, crop outlook, output of different major and minor crops and state of nutrition in the country.
The lab would also help in sharing the international best practices to promote the agriculture, address and improve the state on malnutrition with formulation of best fit polices.
Addressing the launching ceremony the Food Security Minister said that government is determined to harmonize the agriculture research with the need of modern time and the information system.