Jazz Partners with NFRCC to Develop Seed Distribution App for Flood-Affected Farmers - Press Release issued by Jazz.

Islamabad -- November 01, 2022 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Jazz

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Jazz has collaborated with the National Flood Relief Coordination Centre (NFRCC) to develop an app for Seed Distribution for the farmers affected by floods as part of its commitment to provide technological support to the government for flood response and relief.

The app is being launched in time for the Rabi season for wheat plantation. Key features of this app include farmer registration, claim submission, stock maintenance, claim verification, and seed distribution. Its adoption will enable the distribution of seeds to farmers in an efficient, quick transparent manner. Additionally, the industry has assisted its teams with SMS integration, a framework for SMS rates, and shortcodes, which is led by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research.

Ahsan Iqbal, Chairperson National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) stated, "Farmers are scrambling to salvage whatever they can right now, with increasing debts and decreasing yields."

"With nearly 15% of Pakistan's rice crop lost, 40%...

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