{"id":20571,"date":"2022-11-17T06:24:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T06:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/?p=20571"},"modified":"2022-11-17T06:24:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T06:24:29","slug":"us-raises-135m-to-combat-food-insecurity-aims-to-support-pakistani-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/2022\/11\/17\/us-raises-135m-to-combat-food-insecurity-aims-to-support-pakistani-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"US raises $135m to combat food insecurity, aims to support Pakistani farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States announced on Thursday that a total of $135 million had been raised as funding to combat global fertiliser shortages and food insecurity in low- and middle-income countries,\u00a0according to a US Department of State press release.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet, the US Embassy in Islamabad announced that the United States plans to provide support to Pakistan through the funds raised by the Global 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