The technical assistance from ADB will promote innovative solutions to effectively respond to Covid-19 and locust outbreaks and to the challenges of building long-term sustainable food security. — APP ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide technical assistance to Pakistan to strengthen food security and resilience in agriculture sector in response to the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic and an unprecedented locust infestation. The technical assistance for the ‘Strengthening Food Security Post-Covid-19 and Locust Attacks’ will be in the amount of $1.50 million, out of which $600,000 will be financed on a grant basis by ADB Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF), $500,000 will be financed on a grant basis by TASF-others from the Covid-19 Corporate Pool; $200,000 grant by the Climate Change Fund; and $200,000 will be financed on grant basis by the Netherlands Trust Fund under the Water Financing Partnership Facility and administered by the ADB.