Govt to exit wheat procurement under IMF programme, scrap support price from next season
Wheat prices to be linked to global markets; private firms to manage procurement and storage of 6.2 million tonnes
How serious is India’s water threat for Pakistan’s future?
As climate change exacerbates river flow unpredictability, Pakistan faces mounting pressure from India’s shifting water policies. The escalating tensions surrounding the Indus Water Treaty, compounded by natural disasters, signal a looming crisis. Can Pakistan’s agricultural economy survive the strain?
Govt launches Zarkheze digital platform to provide farm loans up to Rs1 million
Platform enables farmers to apply digitally for loans, with 75% financing in kind and govt-backed risk coverage
Farmers suffer massive financial losses from counterfeit, ‘imported’ pesticides, CCP report finds
Pesticide market is entirely dependent on imports; Study urges stronger enforcement and local manufacturing to address market challenges in pesticide sector
National cotton arrivals slip to 5.3 million bales by mid-December as Sindh outpaces Punjab
Sindh delivers 2.85 million bales against FCA target of 4.04 million, while Punjab trails at 2.45 million bales versus a target of 5.55 million, raising concerns over yield assumptions and planning gaps
Punjab signs MoUs with China to advance agricultural development and technology
Agreements to boost modern farming technologies, research, and seed availability in Punjab's agricultural sector
Govt approves cotton revival plan, FBR to collect cess for the sector’s recovery
Measures to boost research and development and enhance cotton sector governance discussed at inter-ministerial meeting
Sindh overtakes Punjab in cotton arrivals as national output slips 1.1% to to 5.133 million bales
Punjab’s arrivals fall 4.49% amid yield losses and weather shocks; Sindh reaches 2.61 million bales to claim 51% share
Pakistan’s largest international food and agriculture exhibition “FoodAg 2025” opens today in Karachi
Over 350 domestic exporters and more than 800 international buyers from 80 countries begin three-day exhibition at Expo Centre Karachi
A year of wheat and water
After one year of deregulation, even the IMF gave a nod to setting a wheat support price. They should have stayed the course
Punjab’s cotton output falls to 44% share as Sindh overtakes amid lowest regional prices
PCGA data shows Punjab’s 2.167 million bales trail Sindh’s 2.688 million; domestic cotton at 65.04 cents/lb far below China and India rates
Global farm losses average $99 billion annually due to disasters, says FAO report
Asia accounts for 47% of global losses as disasters erase $3.26 trillion in farm output and destroy billions of tonnes of crops, with Pakistan among hardest hit
Pakistan’s capacity-building program expands as 224 agriculture graduates head to China for advanced training
Under the Prime Minister’s initiative, the third batch of trainees departs for China to gain expertise in modern agricultural techniques and contribute to Pakistan’s food security
Pakistan eyes local production, tech collaboration in agricultural machinery with Chinese firm
SAPM Haroon Akhtar urges joint ventures to boost farm equipment manufacturing, create jobs
Sindh defers 45% agriculture income tax for one year, restores 15% rate through new ordinance
IMF-agreed tax reform delayed until July 2025; Punjab earlier issued similar notification
