Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan – Yasmeen, a 44-year-old resident of Sultanabad, Gilgit, lives with her family of five. A local college graduate, unable to work full-time due to family commitments. Yasmeen practiced traditional vegetable farming, but the yield from these methods was insufficient to sell in local markets and barely met her family’s domestic needs. She lacked […]
The Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF), the national implementing agency of the APFP-FO4A programme in Pakistan, conducted the APFP-FO4A National Wrap-Up Workshop in Islamabad on 28 November 2025. The event brought together more than 60 participants, including farmer leaders from Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan; representatives from the Asian Farmers’ Association (joining online), the European Union; […]
Islamabad, Pakistan — A new chapter in Pakistan’s agricultural movement has begun with the official launch of the Pakistan Farmers Network (Pak-FN), established on September 11, 2025 under the APFP-FO4A Program by the Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF). Pak-FN is set to become the apex national platform for smallholder and family farmers, strengthening their collective voice in policy-making, advancing climate resilience, […]