Agriculture sector: Dar stresses on food security
Finance Minister ishaq Dar addressing the International Conference on Innovative Agriculture Financing on Tuesday. PHOTO: PID
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar inaugurated a two-day International Conference on Innovative Agriculture Financing jointly organised in Islamabad by the State Bank of Pakistan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations.
The conference focused on discussing innovative strategies and solutions to increase outreach of agriculture credit to small-scale farmers and also highlight opportunities for corporate farming and agriculture-food enterprise.
While addressing the audience, Dar highlighted that the government gives high priority to the development of the country’s agriculture sector, due to its strong linkages with other sectors of the economy, and its high significance in ensuring food security.
The government is taking measures to increase agriculture production and infrastructure,” said Dar.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 29th, 2015.