{"id":11602,"date":"2025-09-23T20:12:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/09\/23\/investing-biosciences-secure-pakistan-food-future\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T20:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:12:34","slug":"investing-biosciences-secure-pakistan-food-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/?p=11602","title":{"rendered":"Investing in Biosciences to Secure Pakistan&#8217;s Food Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad, 23 September 2025 \u2014 Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research <strong>Rana Tanveer Hussain<\/strong> addressed an international biosciences conference at Allama Iqbal Open University, underscoring the central role of biosciences in safeguarding food supplies, public health and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that food security has become a pressing challenge for Pakistan as population growth, climate change and limited resources increase pressure on the system. &#8220;Biosciences are the backbone of sustainable development, directly linked to food availability, human health and ecological balance,&#8221; he said, urging immediate and sustained <em>biosciences investment<\/em> to close regional gaps and strengthen national capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Referencing regional shifts, the minister noted that a time came when India faced shortages while Pakistan maintained surpluses, but today India has advanced ahead. He said this reality demands accelerated research and innovation to boost productivity and resilience.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that scientific research and modern technology must be applied across the agricultural sector to raise yields and ensure long-term system sustainability. &#8220;Agriculture is the backbone of our economy, but without technology, innovation and knowledge-led policies it cannot reach its full potential,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The minister praised Allama Iqbal Open University for aligning education and research with contemporary needs and commended the leadership of <strong>Professor Dr Nasser Mehmood<\/strong> for the university&#8217;s advances in research, innovation and social responsibility, citing fee waivers for flood-affected students as a notable example. He called for stronger cooperation among research institutes, universities, industry and policymakers and reiterated that sustained <em>biosciences investment<\/em> is essential to build a self-reliant, sustainable future for Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Minister calls for biosciences investment to strengthen Pakistan&#8217;s food security and sustainability through research, technology and collaboration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}