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Moot on role of agriculture in poverty
alleviation
ISLAMABAD (April 19
2004): A three-day National Conference on 'Role of
Agriculture in Poverty Alleviation' would begin
here on April 21, whose recommendations would be
presented to the government for incorporating
these in the forthcoming national budget.
Unfolding the details in a press conference about
the agriculture conference being participated by
500 stakeholders involved in agriculture sector,
including experts from the government and the
private sector, Dr Saeed Ahmed, president,
Agriculture Foundation of Pakistan, said the
conference is being held at a time when
preparations for the next budget are in full
swing.
The conference has been organised by the
Agricultural Foundation of Pakistan in
collaboration with the Pakistan Science Foundation
and the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council at
the National Agricultural Research Centre here.
Dr Saeed, who was flanked by eminent agricultural
experts, including Dr Mohammed Ramzan, Riaz Ali
Shah Bukhari, Haleem U. Hasnain, Altaf H. Chaudhry
and Mahfooz Ali Shah, said basically, Pakistan is
agriculture country and agriculturists have a
considered opinion that the poverty in the country
can be minimised by boosting the agriculture
sector.
Courtesy Business Recorder
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