ISLAMABAD: Federal government is gearing up to launch a World Bank-funded locust emergency and food security project in the country.
The $200 million project, the first federal agricultural project to be financed by the WB, had been submitted for approval by the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) of the Planning Commission for its upcoming meeting, according to a press release.
The Locust Emergency and Food Security (LEAFS) project would carry out its activities in 18 districts: nine in Balochistan, four in Punjab, four in Sindh and one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the press release.