WB team visits LCCI to think up ways for agri development
LAHORE: A four-member of the World Bank's Strengthening Markets for Agriculture & Rural Transformation in Punjab (SMART) programme called on Lahore Chamber...
PM’s aide chairs Fertilizer Review Committee, discusses measures for farmers’ uplift
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood chaired a meeting of the Fertilizer Review Committee (FRC) to deliberate on...
Govt envisions increasing rice exports to $5bn: Dawood
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood said on Tuesday that the incumbent government has envisioned increasing rice exports...
Fertiliser prices likely to increase by Rs100 per bag
‘Govt cannot take fertiliser as a standalone
case and if subsidy is given to one sector, others will demand the same too’
ISLAMABAD: As...
Pakistan, US discuss agricultural cooperation ahead of Trump-Imran meeting
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Paul Jones on Monday met with National Food Security & Research Minister Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan to...
SECP issues draft rules for collateral management companies
ISLAMABAD: With an aim to promote electronic trading and
warehouse receipt financing of agricultural commodities, the Security Exchange
Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Wednesday...
Govt unveils Rs309bn Agricultural Emergency Programme
-- Jahangir Tareen says agricultural spending will be taken up to Rs70bn in next four years
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday unveiled...
Pakistani mango festival to commence in Dubai from 11th
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is eyeing an export target of 100,000
metric tonnes of mangoes this year in return for $80 million in foreign
exchange.
The country's...
Govt mulls warehouse receipt financing to facilitate farmers
ISLAMABAD:Â Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday chaired a meeting to discuss the framework to facilitate the...
Trump and Modi’s lavish farm payouts prompt questions at WTO
GENEVA: Massive farm-support plans in the United States and India are being scrutinised by other World Trade Organization members, questions submitted to...
Tobacco growers condemn imposition of Rs300 tax on farmers
Govt urged to reverse the decision, as it will bring economic death to the working class
ISLAMABAD:Â Tobacco growers and industrial workers on...
Budget allocations for agriculture sector increased by 1,200pc: minister
'Govt will launch 13 projects at a cost of Rs296bn to promote agriculture and livestock sectors'
ISLAMABAD:Â The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has...
FPCCI for ‘strong industrial policy’ to encourage agro industries
ISLAMABAD:Â Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Acting President Noor Ahmed expressed serious concern over the missing targets of economic...
Engro Fertilizers, Australia’s DFAT train over 4,000 smallholders
LAHORE: Engro Fertilizers Limited, Engro Foundation and the Government of Australia’s Department of Foreign Aid and Trade (DFAT) have successfully trained more than...
Pakistan, Bulgaria to discuss agriculture ties
The ambassador offered cooperation in the field of animal medicines, which Bulgaria is quite famous for.