PBIT’s technical facilitation secures US$9.4 million Canadian grant

Lahore: Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT)’s technical facilitation has secured US$9.4 million Canadian grant for the project entitled “Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment through Enhanced Participation in South Punjab’s Dairy Sector”.

The grant would be used to economically empower poor rural women, their families  and communities by strengthening the dairy sector and increasing the participation and decision making capacity of Pakistani women in supplying quality milk to the market – processors and consumers. Director Agriculture, Livestock and Dairy Development, PBIT Dr. Suhail Saleem provided technical facilitation for the Project.

PBIT would work with Plan International, Pakistan to implement the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), Government of Canada funded project. The project aims at supporting 350 village level Farmers Milk Cooperative (FMC) in three districts of Punjab.  The newly organized FMCs will have up to 75% women members, in addition to 50% mandatory representation of women voices and their perspectives would influence cooperative decision making.