TİKA Provides Agricultural Support to Disaster-Affected Farmers in Pakistan

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), in cooperation with the Turkish Red Crescent and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), provided a total of 37.5 tonnes of wheat seed and fertilizer to 500 smallholder farming families affected by floods and flash floods in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Under the project, 25 tonnes of certified wheat seed and 12.5 tonnes of DAP fertilizer were delivered to farming families in Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Neelum Valley in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Each family received 50 kilograms of wheat seed and 25 kilograms of DAP fertilizer.

The distributions were carried out under the field coordination of the Turkish Red Crescent and PRCS (Pakistan Red Crescent Society) across 20 settlements—nine in Ghizer and 11 in the Neelum Valley. Despite the mountainous terrain and challenging access conditions, the teams reached 250 farming families in each region.

The beneficiaries included farmers affected by the major floods of 2025, as well as the smaller-scale floods and flash floods that occurred in 2026, which damaged their farmland, crops and livelihoods. The assistance was designed to help farmers prepare for the new wheat-growing season on time and resume agricultural production.

The project also provided farmers with technical guidance on climate-resilient agricultural practices, disaster-risk reduction and sustainable production methods. In addition to addressing immediate agricultural needs, the project aims to strengthen the resilience of farming families against future climate-related disasters.