33pc farm households in Punjab suffered losses during Covid-19 lockdowns: ADB
ISLAMABAD: A survey conducted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) revealed on Monday that about one-third (33.3pc) of farm households in Punjab...
Govt launches app to track ongoing plantation drive
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar on Sunday announced that the government has launched an application...
Poultry industry calls for early reopening of marriage halls
LAHORE: The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) on Friday urged the government to reopen marriage halls from August 10.Â
The government had earlier announced...
Private sector starts urea production to fulfil demand
ISLAMABAD: The private sector on Wednesday started urea production at a concessional rate to fulfil this year’s demand.
According to sources, Agritech Limited...
Cultivation of outdated wheat varieties causing 50pc yield gap, minister told
Fakhar Imam urges scientists to work on new seed varieties; calls for proper storage practices to avoid post-harvest losses
Wheat shortage in KP increases to two million tonnes
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Flour Mills Association Provincial Chairman Haji Iqbal on Tuesday said that KP currently faces a wheat shortfall of...
Food prices continue to surge in KP
PESHAWAR: After the rise in the prices of flour and sugar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), prices of fruits, vegetables and other general...
Aleem urges Sindh govt to release subsidised wheat to millers
Senior minister says Punjab alone cannot bear burden of entire country
Centre, provinces making all-out efforts to ensure wheat, flour supply at affordable prices: minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Monday said that the federal government in collaboration with the...
No relief in sugar, flour prices despite govt’s tall claims
Sugar and flour are being sold at prices higher than those fixed by the govt
Sindh govt offers land, technical assistance to corporate sector for forest management
KARACHI: Sindh Government has invited corporate sector including multinationals to join its drive to grow and maintain urban forests in Karachi and...
Fertilizer spending stagnant – sales drop
June 2020 threw a massive surprise, holding up the fiscal year urea off-take that ended at a little over 6 million tons...
Food ministry approves four treatment plants to boost mango export to Iran
ISLAMABAD: Taking serious notice of the complaints filed by the All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association (PFVA), the...
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
KP aims to increase crops production through water management
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Irrigation Department will implement a six-year project to help increase crops production through water management by up...