National Agricultural Research Centre
National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) (Urdu: قومی مرکز برائے تحقیقِ زراعت) is a research institution of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It works in collaboration with Ministry of National Food Security and Research which is headed by a Federal Minister, Khusro Bakhtiar. He is heading the ministry since 19 November 2019.
NARC, Islamabad
Recent events
Protest art on boundary wall of NARC against converting its land into a residential housing society
- In 2015, Chief Justice of Pakistan intervened and took notice on a land issue that involved converting land owned by National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) into a residential housing society scheme.[1]
- In October 2019, World Food Day was observed at an event at the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) in Islamabad. This event was organized by the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization, Pakistan's Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The theme for 2019 was – 'Our actions are our future: healthy diets for a zero hunger world'.[2]
References
- Chief Justice of Pakistan takes notice of NARC land issue Dawn (newspaper), Published 9 March 2015, Retrieved 31 December 2019
- Experts call for action to make healthy food accessible to all The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 17 October 2019, Retrieved 31 December 2019
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