Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched olive plantation campaignin Nowshera district on Monday and said it will help address climate changeand increase exports of the country.
While addressing the launching ceremony of plantation campaign the PrimeMinister said that Pakistan spends a lot on import of edible oil that canbe reduced with the production of olive oil locally by planting olive treesparticularly on western bank of the Sindh River.
“Food security is a serious challenge for Pakistan as the country importssugar, wheat, oil and ghee,” he added.
The premier further said that the production of olive oil can also generatenew jobs and flourish businesses in the country.
Highlighting Pakistan’s vulnerability in climate change, Imran Khan urgedthe youth to participate in plantation campaigns in their areas.
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“The primary objective of the PTI government’s ten billion tree tsunamiproject is to safeguard our generations from the effects of climatechange,” he stated.
He asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to use the Miyawaki method ofplantation in Peshawar to tackle the growing issue of pollution in the city.
