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The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) together with all its public and private partners under the Project for Agri-Food and Agro-Industry Development assistance in Pakistan (PAFAID) celebrated World Food Safety Day to encourage healthy food practices to increase the sustainable production and consumption of safe foods to improve health outcomes. The United Nations General …

UNIDO together with the PAFAID project partners celebrates the World Food Safety Day to achieve improved health outcomes and sustainable development in the country Read More »

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) organized a four-day Training of Trainers on Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) and Good Animal Husbandry Practices (GAHP) for government regulatory and training authorities under the Project for Agri-food and Agro-industry Development (PAFAID) from 23-26 May 2022 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. The training aimed at improving food …

UNIDO improves food safety compliance for the meat value chain through specialized training for local regulatory and training authorities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Read More »

Quetta (24 May 2022), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and The Department of Agriculture, Government of Balochistan (GoB) upgraded the Regional Pesticide Quality & Research Lab in Balochistan under Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) funded Project for Agri-Food and Agro-Industry Development Assistance (PAFAID). The Minister for Agriculture and Cooperative Department, Government of Balochistan, Mr. Mir …

UNIDO upgrades Regional Pesticide Quality Control & Research Lab in Balochistan province to provide accurate, precise, and timely results to ensure food safety and facilitate farmers to improve fruit and vegetable exports Read More »

Under The Project for Agri-Food and Agro-industry Development Assistance (PAFAID) funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), UNIDO organized the second Public Private Partnership (PPP) meeting on 30 March, 2022 in Quetta, Balochistan province.  The Secretary Agriculture and Cooperative Department Balochistan, Mr. Umaid Ali Khokhar, chaired the PPP meeting. This platform will encourage effective operationalization and implementation of the Apple Value …

UNIDO with Public Private Partnership is paving the way for economic uplift in agriculture sector in Balochistan Read More »

A training on Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) and Basic Hygiene Requirements for farmers from Balochistan was organized by UNIDO under The Project for Agri-Food and Agro-industry Development Assistance (PAFAID) funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) from 12 to 13 March 2022.  Attended by 30 male farmers, this training was held in Union Council Khanozai, District Pishin, Balochistan province. With …

UNIDO capacitated Farmers from Balochistan with training on Good Agriculture Practices and Basic Hygiene Requirements Read More »

UNIDO under The Project for Agri-Food and Agro-Industry Development Assistance funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) upgraded the Regional Pesticides Quality control and Research Lab Agriculture Extension Department, Balochistan by upgrading lab infra-structure, provisioning lab equipment and enhanced the capacity of lab staff through training. A series of training on installation of Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) was held at Regional Pesticides Quality …

UNIDO improves the efficiency of Regional Pesticides Quality control and Research Lab in Balochistan province by upgrading lab infra-structure, provisioning lab equipment and building the capacity of lab staff Read More »

Peshawar, 27 January 2022 –  The KP Food Safety and Halal Food Authority (KPFSHFA), Livestock and Dairy Development Department (LDD) and the Local Council Board (LCB) launched the Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) and the Good Animal Husbandry Practices (GAHP) guidelines under the Project for Agri-food and Agro-industry Development (PAFAID). Funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and …

Improved Food Safety and Hygiene Guides for the Meat Value Chain in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Read More »

On 28 Feb 2022, a training session on Good Agriculture Practices and Basic Hygiene Requirements for women farmers from Balochistan was organized by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) under the Project for Agri-food and Agro-industry Development (PAFAID) funded the by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The training which was stretched over one day was held in in Kili Qambrani district Quetta and attended by 25 …

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Lahore, 15-16 December 2021 – A high level delegation of government officials from Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KP) was invited on an Exposure Visit to Lahore under UNIDO’s Project for Agri-Food and Agro-industry Development Assistance in Pakistan. Hosted by the University Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), the delegation comprised representatives from the KP Food Safety & Halal Food …

UNIDO conducts high-level exposure visit to Lahore to promote knowledge sharing and public-private partnership across the meat value chain in Pakistan Read More »