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• Quick outreach to the stakeholders
• Revenue generation for R&D
• Incentives for contributing scientists.

The Prime Minister of Pakistan very kindly approved the proposed action plan vide PM Secretariate u.o. No. 2 (63)/DS (E-II-I)/2006 dated 07-09-2006 to the Secretary, Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock. The same was communicated by the respective ministry to PARC vide its F. No. 8-2/2006-PD (M&E) dated 16^th September 2006.

Implementation of PM’s decisions were taken by PARC in letter & spirit and approval of the Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture & Livestock/President of PARC Board of Governors (BOG) was solicited vide PARC U.O. Note No. 3-3/98 (DAB) dated 19-09-2007. After obtaining the requisite approval, Executive Committee of the BOG in its meeting held on April 04, 2008, passed the resolution by naming the proposed company as PARC Agrotech Company (Private) Limited – (PATCO) and declared the two Nominee Directors by their designation to fulfil the basic requirements of the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). The PARC Agrotech Company (Pvt.) Ltd. was registered under section 32 of the Company Ordinance 1984 (Revised Company Act 2017).

• Inspection of PARC/NARC by Prime Minister Inspection Commission
• (PM’s Office. u.o.No. 1278/M/SPM/19 Dated 3rd April, 2019)
• Order for Submission of PATCO Business Plan along with Revenue, Cost & Profitability Targets for Next 3 Years to the Advisor on Institutional Reforms and Austerity
• (PM’s Office. u.o.No. 2(4)/DS(IA-IV)/20-285 Dated 16 July, 2020)
• Endorsement of PATCO Business Plan by Advisor on Institutional Reform & Austerity and Submitted to Prime Minister
• (PM’s Office. 1/105/20 /IRC Dated 02 March, 2021)
• Approval of PATCO Business Plan by Prime Minister
• (PM’s Office u.o.No. 2(4)/DS(IA-IV)/2020-285 Dated 23-4-2021).

Prosperous and technology-based agriculture through fast track commercialization of R&D knowledge in Pakistan.

Promotion of innovation research & development through the transfer of technologies and knowledge to the stakeholders.

PATCO developed nine different business scenarios in partnership with the scientist, finance & accounts personnel through a rigorous process to present Executive Committee and BOG of PARC for approval and validation in 2014. The detail of the business scenarios:

The Business Model includes

1. Addressing agriculture challenges/issues
2. Knowledge/innovation developed by NARS/PARC
3. Pilot-scale testing by PATCO
4. Marketing by PATCO
5. Demand-based upscaling plan
6. Partner involvement for investment
7. Feasibility based investment plan
8. Commercial production & marketing
9. Establishment of display centre/franchises
10. Developing certified brands for domestic and international markets

PATCO started its business activities by borrowing 500,000/- loan amount from PARC during 2008 which was paid back within a year. Technology multiplication and marketing activity started during the initial phase were converged into full fledge in nine business scenarios within 2 to 3 years. The business scenarios were first presented internally to the Executive Committee (EC) of the Council and subsequently to PARC Board of Governance (BOG) for approval.The business scenarios served as a stepping stone for entering into a different kind of partnership among scientists, companies, distributors, traders and other business partners at national and international level.

PATCO went through a long phase of pilot-scale production and marketing of technologies in the second phase from 2012 to 2019. The third phase started from 2020 onward that includes enhancement of seed production, lab testing, capacity building we also engaged with some companies that have international distribution network were also engaged as partners for the promotion of products/brands for national and international markets. The new partnerships development trends between PATCO and the private sector for a diversified range of innovations for sustainable availability of technology to the wide spectrum of end-users.