Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain has expressed the government’s firm resolve to facilitate oil seed farmers attaining self-sufficiency in edible oil production.

Addressing the two-day Grand National Pak-Olive Gala in Islamabad, the Minister said the edible oil import bill is the second largest bill after the import bill of petroleum products.

He said the initiative undertaken to promote and develop olive oil in the country will help reduce the reliance on imported commodity.