LCCI demands facilitation for potato exports
LAHORE:Â The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has demanded the government to facilitate the exports of potato as the present state of...
Bahawalpur farmers demand action against ‘middlemen’ hampering sugar trade
A large number of sugarcane farmers from different areas of Bahawalpur district have claimed that the district administration is not taking action...
KP govt introduces reforms to uplift agri sector
PESHAWAR:Â The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has introduced goal-oriented reforms to facilitate and uplift the agriculture sector.
Addressing the farmers at village Shahbaig in Mardan,...
Lack of rainfall set to hit crop outputs in India, Pakistan
The drought-hit regions of northern and central India, all the way up to Pakistan, are staring at lower food output and high...
ADB advises Pakistan to provide targeted subsidies, enhance tax-to-GDP ratio
Pakistan advised to provide targeted subsidies, enhance tax-to-GDP ratio
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
KATHMANDU: At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this century as temperatures rise,...
IRSA projects 38pc water shortage in coming Rabi season
ISLAMABAD: Food security crisis owing to water shortage in the upcoming Rabi sowing season is expected, as the Indus River System Authority’s (IRSA)...
Poultry industry seeks SBP intervention amid high policy rate
LAHORE: The poultry industry on Sunday urged the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to review its policies and facilitate the private sector...
No locust found in KP, Sindh, Punjab: NLCC
ISLAMABAD: National Locust Control Centre (NLCC) said on Saturday that no pests have been reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Punjab.
However, locust...
Govt releases Rs3.1bn for agricultural development projects under PSDP
Rs 8.8 billion was allocated to complete 21 projects in agri sector under PSDP 2023-24
Govt urged to probe ‘cartelisation’ in seed, pesticide sector
ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Standing Committee on Agriculture has called upon the government to address issues...
Govt reiterates commitment to ensuring wheat supply at fixed prices
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research on Tuesday reaffirmed the government's commitment to ensure supply of quality wheat at...
Minister stresses need for high yielding cotton varieties to increase crop output
ISLAMABAD: National Food Security & Research Minister Syed Fakhar Imam on Thursday stressed the need for identifying about 48,000 tonnes of verified...
Govt to procure record wheat worth Rs280bn: Asad Umar
'If I was a member of the monetary committee, I would have suggested a bigger cut in interest rate'
Govt plans urea import to stabilise pricesÂ
Available stock of 3192 metric tons is resulting in shortfall, says Federal Minister for IndustriesÂ