Khushhali Microfinance Bank has signed an agreement with Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) in its pursuit of achieving the goal of promoting sustainable agricultural environment for the farmers in the rural areas of Pakistan. The alliance aims at facilitating small farmers by providing them expert training session which will benefit them to adapt modern cultivation techniques in their farming under the climate change scenario.
According to the agreement, PARC, through these expert training sessions, will educate the farmers to boost their yield by cultivating high yielding disease resistant varieties, efficient use of fertilizers and pesticides, land preparation and post-harvest techniques.
Khushhali bank's agreement with PARC follows the bank's earnest efforts of providing a flourishing environment to small farmers through a combination of its financial services and its CSR activities entailing regular training programs for the farmers, who lack adequate knowledge of profitable farm business. These training programs will be conducted regularly on quarterly basis.
On the occasion of the signing ceremony, President Khushhalibank, Ghalib Nishtar, said, "Our alliance with Pakistan Agricultural Research Council is a proud moment and will assist farming community in a better way to promote more sustainability within the agriculture sector of Pakistan. Through this programme we will be able to bring together agriculture experts and the farming community in close contact. These technical trainings will enable the farmers to reap the benefits of bank's credit, thus improving the living standard of millions of farmers and ultimately the national economy."
Commenting at the occasion, Chairman, PARC, Dr. Yusuf Zafar said, "We are extremely delighted to partner with Khushhali Microfinance bank, and assure maximum support from PARC to educate all these farmers on modern agriculture, who are the real custodian of national food security."-PR