夏巴兹·谢里夫总理于周一指示，会同各省尽早制定完善的国家农业政策，并下令成立“农业最高论坛”，保障农业创新与发展规划落地见效。
总理主持召开国家粮食安全部职能转型及农业领域改革专题审议会议，同时要求面向全国开展“扎尔凯兹农业贷款计划”宣传推广活动，拓宽农户获取低成本信贷的渠道。
据总理办公室媒体处发布的通报，总理着重提出，要推动农产品深加工增值、完善仓储配套设施、搭建现代化粮食储藏体系。
通报提及，总理强调农业科研的关键作用，要求将巴基斯坦农业研究委员会（PARC）打造为名副其实的农业创新与科研核心平台。
他表示，巴基斯坦农业具备拉动经济可持续增长的巨大潜力，抓好良种提质、推广现代农业技术、保障水利与化肥及时供应，能够大幅提升农作物亩均产量。
联邦部长阿赫桑·伊克巴尔、穆罕默德·奥朗则布、阿塔乌拉·塔拉、沙扎·法蒂玛·哈瓦贾，财政部国务部长比拉尔·阿扎尔·基亚尼、总理特别助理哈龙·阿赫塔尔、总理农业事务协调员艾哈迈德·乌迈尔等官员列席本次会议。
与会人员就农业改革建言献策。会议获悉，国家信贷担保有限公司将提供资金扶持，助力农户更便捷地申请农业贷款。
相关负责人向总理汇报：国家农业研究中心（NARC）已试点生产杂粮面粉；同时正在研发一款人工智能应用，可帮助农户识别农作物病虫害并开展科学防治。
官员在会上通报，国家种子政策、国家农业生物技术政策近期已获批；巴基斯坦国家橄榄产业链政策的意见征询工作全部完成，不久将提请审批。
此外，国家小麦政策及多项畜牧产业相关政策目前正处于意见磋商阶段。
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the early formulation of a comprehensive National Agriculture Policy in consultation with the provinces and ordered the establishment of an 'Agriculture Apex Forum' for an effective implementation of the agriculture innovation and growth plan.
Chairing a review meeting on the transformation of the National Food Security Ministry and the reforms in the agriculture sector, the prime minister also directed the launch of a nationwide awareness campaign for the 'Zarkhez-e Agricultural Loan Programme' to improve farmers' access to affordable financing.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office Media Wing, the prime minister underscored the need to promote value addition in agricultural produce, improve warehousing facilities and develop modern storage systems.
Emphasising the importance of agricultural research, the prime minister directed that the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) be developed into a genuine centre for agricultural innovation and research, the statement said.
He said that Pakistan's agriculture sector had the potential to drive sustainable economic growth and stressed that improved seed quality, modern farming technologies, and the timely availability of water and fertilisers would significantly enhance per-acre crop yields.
The meeting was attended by federal ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Attaullah Tarar and Shaza Fatima Khawaja, besides Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani, Special Assistant Haroon Akhtar, the prime minister's Coordinator on Agriculture Ahmad Umair and others.
The participants presented proposals for reforming the agriculture sector. The meeting was informed that the National Credit Guarantee Company Limited would provide financial support to improve farmers' access to agricultural loans.
The prime minister was informed that the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) was producing multi-grain flour on a pilot basis and also briefed him on the development of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based application to help farmers identify and effectively manage crop pests and diseases.
Officials told the meeting that the National Seed Policy and the National Agriculture Biotechnology Policy had recently been approved, while consultations on the Pakistan National Olive Value Chain Policy had been completed and the policy would soon be submitted for approval.
The meeting was also informed that consultations were under way on a National Wheat Policy as well as several livestock-related policies.
