Pakistan, March 28 -- The federal government on Thursday decided to shut down 392 seed companies that it said had failed to meet regulatory standards set by the National Seed Development and Regulatory Authority (NSDRA), the Ministry of Food Security said in a statement.
The decision was made during the second meeting of NSDRA's board of governors, presided over by Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain.
The meeting focused on ensuring the availability of high-quality certified seeds across Pakistan in line with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's vision for agricultural development.
During the meeting, strict actions were decided to improve seed quality, and it was emphasized that certified seeds must ...