Punjab Food Department (Pakistan)

The Punjab Food Department is a department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan. It is responsible for regulating business of food grains which include purchase, storage, sales and milling.

Functions

Functions of the Food Department are:

• Procurement of wheat for issuance to the mills
• Ensure Food Security in wheat and wheat products
• Transportation from surplus to deficit regions
• Protection of wheat from pest and other hazards
• Undertaking all activity related to export of wheat up to supply at port

Attached Departments

• Ministry of National Food Security & Research
• Punjab Agriculture Department
• Punjab Food Authority

External links

• Punjab Food Department

References