The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on Tuesday established its Sindh provincial office on the premises of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tando Jam. According to a university spokesman, the UN Resident Coordinator in Pakistan Julien Harneis and the Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam Dr. Fateh Marri jointly inaugurated the FAO provincial office.
The objective of establishing a provincial FAO office is to develop effective coordination with academia, agriculture organizations, progressive farmers and the private sector for agriculture development and meeting the challenges of increasing poverty, food shortage and climate change in Sindh.