Oxfam, Matco Foods team up against rural poverty
Growers Grow Pakistan Grow. KARACHI: MATCO Foods, Pakistan’s largest Basmati rice exporter, Oxfam Pakistan, the international confederation of charitable organisations, and Doaba Foundation, a humanitarian group working in flood-prone areas of south Punjab, have joined hands to improve socioeconomic conditions of rice growers in Pakistan, a press statement said on Thursday. According to the release, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by the representatives of three organisations in a ceremony held at the Matco Foods factory in Sadhoke. “Matco and Oxfam aim to work with rice growers and workers in ten villages of Punjab as a pilot programme under the umbrella project titled: ‘Towards a gender transformative and sustainable Basmati rice value chain in Pakistan,” the statement said. “The project is focused on empowering as well as organising male/female rice growers/workers in Punjab, helping them achieve competitive rates for their sustaina...