Cooking oil prices are set to dip, but for how long?Â
After months of soaring prices, cooking oil is expected to see a dip after the international rate for palm oil saw a...
Pakistan’s olive oil producers prepare to enter global market: report
The country's olive production is expected to reach 16,000 tonnes by 2027
Pakistan’s rice exports surge by over 76.5% in first six months
Rice exports likely to make a record of over 3.5 billion dollars this yearÂ
Hey shehri babu, here is why you need to pay attention to the locust invasion
Back in February, Profit had done a feature on the swarms of locusts laying waste to entire yields of crops and threatening...
Chinese agrichemical giant to set up Rs700m plant in Allama Iqbal SEZ
BEIJING: Zhengbang Agriculture Pakistan Private Limited (ZHENGBANG) has planned an investment of Rs700 million to establish an agrichemical plant in the Allama...
What’s all the fuss about corporate farming?
The military leadership is taking the economy into their own hands. Agriculture is the biggest component of that economy. What are their plans?
Pakistan develops two new varieties of banana
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has achieved a breakthrough in banana production, as the country’s apex agricultural research institution has developed two varieties of the...
Three new sugarcane varieties introduced
These varieties will give 40pc more yield and require 30pc less water to complete the growth cycle
FAISALABAD:Â Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI)...
Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim posts loss of Rs1.16bn
The Board of Directors (BoD) of Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited on Friday released its financial results for the second quarter of...
Cotton crop expected to grow by more than twice
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's agricultural sector is gearing up for a transformative year with an anticipated 126.6% surge in cotton production. The revelation came...
Import of agricultural machinery surges 8.73pc in FY19
ISLAMABAD:Â The import of agricultural machinery into the country during the financial year 2018-19 witnessed an increase of 8.73pc, as compared the corresponding...
ECC approves multi-billion package to boost agriculture, support farmers
Package includes subsidy on fertilizers, cotton seed and white fly pesticides; reduced bank markup on agri loans; sales tax subsidy on local tractors
Govt approves Rs1.5bn sales tax subsidy on locally manufactured tractors
ISLAMABAD: The government, under its 'agricultural fiscal package', has approved Rs1.5 billion sales tax subsidy on locally manufactured tractors in order to...
Punjab govt fixes wheat support price at Rs 3,900 per 40kg
Cabinet approves Wheat Procurement Policy 2024-25Â
Descon’s long-play
One of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates has quietly entered the agricultural sector. But they don’t just plan on selling salt and drying vegetables. They want it all