The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) () is based in

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...

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Mission and achievements

It works in collaboration with

Ministry of National Food Security and Research The Ministry of National Food Security & Research or Ministry of Agricultulre ( ur, '', wazarat-e- baraye qaumi tehqeeq o hfzanِ taghzia, Pakistan'' (abbreviated as MoA) is a Cabinet-level ministerial department of Government of Pakistan, respo ...

which is headed by a Federal Minister, Tariq Bashir Cheema who is heading the ministry since April 2022. It is an apex agricultural research organization at the national level. Its main objective is to strengthen Pakistan's agricultural research system, comprising the federal and provincial components. Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali is the current Chairman of PARC, a renowned scientist. His visionary approach has taken PARC to real apex position. Dr. Ali is accompanied with the technical members for different divisions in PARC. Among them Dr. Imtiaz Hussain is Member of Plant Sciences Division, Dr. Shahid Maqsood Gill (Member Natural Resource Division), Dr, Zia ul Hasan (Member Animal Sciences Division), Dr. Ghulam Sadiq Afridi (Member Social Sciences Division). Agricultural Engineering Division is headed by Engineer Zulfiqar Ali. The technical assistance is provided by Dr. Faisal Sohail Fateh (Director Technical). National Agricultural Research Centre is the largest research establishment under PARC in Islamabad. The Director General in charge is Dr. Shahzad Asad. In 2019, Pakistan was able to produce 20 new high-yielding, disease resistant and climate change-resilient wheat and maize (also called corn) varieties. This was achieved mainly due to the partnership between the

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (known - even in English - by its Spanish acronym CIMMYT for ''Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo'') is a non-profit research-for-development organization that develops im ...

and the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC).

USAID The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 bi ...

, the US development agency also supported this project.

Recent events

In October 2019,

World Food Day World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year worldwide on October 16 to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945. The day is celebrated widely by many other organization ...

was observed at an event at the

National Agricultural Research Centre National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) ( ur, ) is a research institution of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It works in collaboration with Ministry of National Food Security and Research whi ...

(NARC) in Islamabad. This event was organized by the

United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...

, Pakistan's

, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and the

World Food Programme The World Food Programme; it, Programma alimentare mondiale; es, Programa Mundial de Alimentos; ar, برنامج الأغذية العالمي, translit=barnamaj al'aghdhiat alealami; russian: Всемирная продовольствен� ...

(WFP). The theme for 2019 was – 'Our actions are our future: healthy diets for a zero hunger world'.Experts call for action to make healthy food accessible to all
The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 17 October 2019, Retrieved 31 December 2019

Divisions

It has seven major research division in conducting research according to the agro-ecological needs of the regions. *

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* Southern Zone Agricultural Research Centre (SARC),

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

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* Arid Zone Research Centre (AZRC),

Quetta Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه‎) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the ...

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* National Tea Research Institute (NTRI),

Mansehra Mansehra is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Mansehra District. It is the 71st largest city of Pakistan and 7th largest city in the province. The name of the city (written in Hindko, Urdu and Goj ...

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* Sugar Crops Research Institute (SRI),

Thatta Thatta ( sd, ٺٽو; ) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Thatta was the medieval capital of Sindh, and served as the seat of power for three successive dynasties. Thatta's historic significance has yielded several monuments in and ...

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* Himalayan Agricultural Research Institute (HARI), Kaghan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kaghanbr>
* Mountain Agricultural Research Center (MARC), Juglote sai, Gilgit, Pakistan, Gilgitbr>

References

External links

Pakistan Agricultural Research Council/ PARC Pakistan - official website
1988 establishments in Pakistan Science and technology in Pakistan Pakistan federal departments and agencies {{sci-org-stub

Mission and achievements

Recent events

Divisions

See also

References

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