Lahore, December 06, 2022 (PPI-OT):Months have passed since Pakistan’s biblical flood, which covered a third of the country’s landmass. As the calamity unfolds, the reality of what happened and its effects are only now becoming more apparent. The lives become miserable, people were homeless and with such huge damage to the livelihoods, people became helpless.
It has taken a heavy toll on Pakistan’s ability to feed its people, submerged vast tracts of farmland, destroyed crops and stocks. Have harmed nearly 3.4 million acres of crops in Sindh alone, totalling an estimated 8.3 million damaged acres of agriculture. According to official statistics, the estimated loss of cotton crop was 40% and rice crop was close to 15%. As a result of the flooding, many farming families lost their year-round access to their private grain reserves.
Al-Khidmat foundation, has stepped up to offer the impacted farmers with agriculture supplies that includes, fertilisers, seeds, and pesticides to assist them grow their crops. Following the months-long rescue and relief operations in the country’s flooded areas, under the project of “Farmer Rehabilitation Programme.”
This project is worth Rs400 million to help thousands of farmers who have less than five acres of land in flood-prone areas across the country. The president M Abdus Shakoor of AKF launched the first phase where he himself distributed agriculture inputs among the small farmers.
The initiative has started in the provinces of Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Overall 5673 farmers for now have received the assistance package. Up till now we have distributed seeds, fertilizers and pesticides worth of 10 Million PKR, in District Tando, Mohammad khan, Badin, and in Naushero Feroze, Sindh. Different areas of Balochistan and South Punjab were also provided with financial aid.
Our main goal is to help small farmers and families prevent malnutrition, starvation and poverty. Under this project we are utilising contemporary technology, expert training and support from agriculture firms to help close the gap between farm and market.
Farmer Rehabilitation Project aims to help restore small farmers’ means of survival and calls for an interactive and inclusive strategy that unites us all in support of this shared goal of empowering them. Let’s join hands with Al- Khidmat foundation and rebuild the damaged parts of our Pakistan so that it may stand on its own once again.
For more information, contact:
Al-Khidmat Foundation Pakistan
711, Block J-2 Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42 35957260
Fax: +92-42 35957261
Email: info@al-khidmatfoundation.org
Website: http://al-khidmatfoundation.org/
