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Closure of US project in Pakistan a setback to agri cooperation

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10.02.2025

ISLAMABAD: The US-funded Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) investment programme in Pakistan aimed to help farmers adapt to climate change has been shut down as a result of US administration’s decision to suspend funding of all US foreign aid programmes.

The five-year programme at a cost of $24 million was launched by US Ambassador Donald Blome in November last year. According to informed sources, US officials managing the project are preparing to leave Pakistan while the national staff connected to the project are on the verge of losing jobs.

While launching the CSA project at the University of Agriculture........

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