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Memorandum of Understanding Signed with University of Agriculture Peshawar
10th September 2024. A memorandum of understanding Signed between FRD and University of Agriculture Peshawar on Supporting each other in research relevant to enchaining agricultural productivity, climate smart agriculture and linking the academia and practitioners here in the Vice Chancellor Office. The MoU was signed by Vice Chancellor Dr. Professor Jehan Bakht and CEO Mr. Azmat Khan. Under the MoU FRD in its resource efficient Project supported by BMZ and Helvetas Germany has installed a rese
FRD Participated in the Humanitarian Negotiations summit in Geneva
(25-28 June 2024) FRD had been represented by the Head of MEAL section Ms. Shumaila Murtaza in the Humanitarian Negotiation summit, where she had been part of the panel discussions on various aspects of local humanitarian organizations and women humanitarian professionals in the field of different types and tiers of negotiations necessary for implementing humanitarian operations. The Summit was jointly organized by ICRC, ICVA and CCHN
FRD arranged second Training of trainers of Extension workers
23rd May 2024. FRD in Partnership with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture department and Helvetas Germany with support from the German Federal Ministry of economic affairs (BMZ) facilitated a residential training of trainers for the agriculture extension department workers on Tunnel farming. This was the second batch before this another batch of Master trainers was prepared from the government, to support the farmers in climate smart agriculture, increase productivity and bring efficiency in resour
Small Holder farmers about to start their first harvest
3 May 2024. The small holder farmers (155) from the phase 1 of climate smart agriculture (Resource efficient Food Project in Pakistan) are getting ready to get their first harvest of tomatoes crop grown in tunnels with indeterminate varieties.
The Re-Food Project is supported by BMZ financially and in collaboration with Helvetas Germany FRD is implementing the project in Peri Urban areas of Peshawar, where the small holder women farmers are trained to switch from Bush farming to vertical farming.
FRD is in COP 28
FRD Participated in the COP28 in Dubai from December 2 to December 10th 2023. The participation in different sessions enabled FRD to contribute to global discussions around climate change and climate induced disasters.
FRD was one of the panelists in the launch of secretariat for Environmental and Climate charter for humanitarian organizations. Alongside FRD, Sarah |Charles from USAID, Michael Kohler from ECHO, Catherine-Lune Grayson from IFRC and Nishanie from Secretariat were the panelists.
FRD Provides clean drinking water through Water trucking
(6th September 2022) FRD with the support of individual philonthropists is providing clean drinking water through water trucking on continuous basis in UC Tarnab and other areas of charsadda affected by the 2022 Floods.
Daily around 15,000 liters of clean drinking water is trucked to areas where the drinking water sources got contaminated as result of Monsoon 2022 Floods.
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