Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) and Al Khidmat Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in a ceremony held at FFC Head Office to collaborate towards a food secure Pakistan. The ceremony was presided over by CE & MD FFC, Lieutenant General Tariq Khan (retd) and President Al Khidmat, Hamid Ather, says a press release.
FFC, with a legacy of extending assistance to small and medium farmer has recently launched its "Sona Centre" project, which aims at extending social-welfare and economic uplift opportunities to farmers across Pakistan. The Centres, with first already in place at Rahim Yar Khan, extends capacity building, technical support, micro financing, health, education and women empowerment programs to small and medium farmers.
FFC's vision for a food secure Pakistan rests with progressive and modernized farming, with measures to eliminate exploitation of farmers and their produce. Al Khidmat through these centres will add to the social security program for the targeted community by extending its humanitarian services including Orphan Care Program, which is benefitting over 12,000 across Pakistan, with a support stipend of Rs 3,500/- per month.-PR