Closure of US project in Pakistan a setback to agri cooperation – Business

ISLAMABAD: The US administration’s decision to suspend all US foreign aid programs in Pakistan, a US administration’s decision to suspend all US foreign aid programs, is climate. Helping to adapt to change of change.

The five -year program at a cost of $ 24 million was launched by US Ambassador Donald Bloom in November last year. According to informed sources, US officials are preparing to leave Pakistan, while national staff affiliated with the project is on the way to losing jobs.

Launching a CSA project at the University of Agriculture in Faisalabad last November, Ambassador Bloom gave remarks: “M at one way, we are wearing a seeds of success.”

The CSA program could have adapted Pakistani farmers to climate change, such as unexpected weather, heatwaves, droughts and corrupt rainfall. This can improve access to the elastic seeds of the climate for the farmers, which can cope with drought and heat, and also increase production.

The major goals of this program were to improve crop production and food safety, increase the flexibility of climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and increase revenue for farmers.

Through the CSA, Pakistani farmers were to be introduced to modern and better form methods, planting and harvesting and harvesting, with modern machinery, agricultural drones and sensors, irrigation and form management software. This can facilitate timely diagnosis of crop health and potential issues, protection of water and land resources, and timely access to markets and capital, thus increasing crop production.

A USAID announcement says February 7 is effective, “All USAID personnel to renting the mission are key functions, basic leadership and specially designated programs, besides the designated personnel. The level will be kept on administrative leave.

For USAID personnel stationed outside the United States, with the agency, missions and the Department of State, the Department is currently developing a plan, under which the agency arranges a return journey within thirty days. Will do and pay.

With the climate climate closure, which can ensure access to modern agricultural technology to improve productivity to Pakistani farmers, the long and strong partnership between the United States and Pakistan has ended.

Dawn, appeared on February 9, 2025

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