The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of USAID on Wednesday held a meeting with stakeholders to achieve the objectives of the “Food Security and Livelihood Program” in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s merged districts including Khyber, Mohmand and Bajaur.
Additional Secretary Agriculture Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Tahir, Manager Cargo Peshawar Airport, Kaleemullah, stakeholders, exporters and representatives of FAO attended the meeting during which steps to increase the production of vegetables including chillies, peas and bitter gourd, and to improve refrigeration for the vegetables in the cold storage terminal of Peshawar airport came under discussion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Additional Secretary Agriculture and airport authorities assured to resolve the problems of stakeholders associated with the vegetable business.
Airport authorities also assured that scanning and loading of perishable items would be done on a priority basis and they would be placed in shady areas to minimize temperature at the time of loading. Exporters also suggested proposals including the improvement of scanning machines to retain freshness of vegetables destined for export.—INP
