Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Services Corporation

Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Services Corporation (PASSCO)
پاکستان کارپوریشن برائے خدمات و تذخیرِ زراعت
Agency overview
Formed1973 (1973)
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
HeadquartersLahore
Agency executive
  • Mr. Sarfraz Durrani, Managing Director
Websitewww.passco.gov.pk

Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Services Corporation Ltd (PASSCO) (Urdu: پاکستان کارپوریشن برائے خدمات و تذخیرِ زراعت) is a Pakistani government-owned company working in the storage sector of Pakistan, under administrative control of Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Govt. of Pakistan.[1] They are responsible for the storage of agricultural products from the whole country.

History

It was founded in 1973.[2]

As of 2009, PASSCO had a storage capacity of 1.3 million tons of wheat.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Passco". www.passco.gov.pk.
  2. ^ "Rs1.43b wheat feared to rot in warehouses". 18 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Food security by cutting storage losses". 25 May 2009.
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