Major General Shahid Nazir, HI (M) Director General, Strategic Projects, called on President/CEO ZTBL, Mr. Tahir Yaqoob Bhatti, at ZTBL Head Office, Islamabad.
President/CEO ZTBL briefed on the ZTBL functions and performance highlighting that ZTBL is the premier financial institution with years long history to serve the banking needs of subsistence and small farmers of the country. Extension of best agricultural advisory services to farmers at their doorstep makes ZTBL a distinct entity from other financial institutes, he added.
He further emphasized that the growing challenge of food security necessitates that conventional agriculture is transformed into precision and smart agriculture, conserving resources and increasing productivity, with active participation of all stakeholders.
DG Strategic Projects (DGSP) expressed gratitude to the President/CEO ZTBL. He highlighted that Green Corporate Initiative, under the umbrella of SIFC, aims to build up agriculture and livestock sector in Pakistan for enhancing its contribution towards national development, import substitution, food security, value addition by utilizing barren, undeveloped and underdeveloped lands.
