WFP opens wheat storage facility in Pakistan to strengthen food security

PAKISTAN — The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in partnership with the Food Department of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) has launched model 3,000-tonne wheat storage facility in Malakand, Pakistan. The construction of this facility is part of the implementation of WFP Pakistan’s new Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023–2027, meant to strengthen food systems in the country and ensure…

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GM Foods debate: Mexico scraps plan to ban GM corn for animal feed, Pakistan ban on GM soybean affects imports

MEXICO – Mexico has scrapped a deadline to ban genetically modified corn for animal feed and industrial use amid trade tensions with the United States but retained plans to prohibit the use of the grain for human consumption.   According to a statement by the Economy Ministry, the move, approved in a government decree, eliminates January 2024 as the date…

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Pakistani flour millers urge Punjab government to lift the wheat export ban to tame widespread shortages

PAKISTAN -Pakistan Flour Mills Association Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chapter has called on the government to lift the ban on wheat movement from Punjab and increase the wheat quota as a measure to address the ongoing shortage. Then the ban imposed on May 13, 2022 affected all private wheat exports amid widespread loss of yield due to abnormal heat waves in the major…

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