Water shortage hampering cotton production, Senate body told
ISLAMABAD: Senate’s Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research was told on Friday that shortage of water has put a negative...
Govt formulating ‘crop insurance policy’ to facilitate farmers: minister
'There is no immediate threat of food shortage in the country despite ongoing locust attacks and prediction of above-normal monsoon rains'
Govt utilising available resources, enhancing institutional capacity to fight locusts, says Fakhar Imam
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Friday said that the government is utilising all available resources...
Another year, another wishy washy budget for the agri sector
Subsidies and support prices are well and good, but the agriculture sector needs a dedicated effort to pull it out of its misery
PM directs to ensure uniform flour price across country
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed to ensure uniform prices of wheat and flour across the country.
Presiding over a meeting about...
Rs50bn allocated to provide subsidy to farmers, NA told
‘Provinces willing to provide Rs37bn subsidy on fertilisers from Rabi season’
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 directs for ensuring availability of wheat throughout the country
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has directed to ensure availability of sufficient stock of wheat in line with the requirements of...
NA speaker vows to develop agri sector, protect farmers’ rights
SWABI:Â National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Saturday promised that at least half of Rs170 million allocated to Swabi district for poverty alleviation...
PM calls for measures to reduce agricultural input costs
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the officials concerned to frame a long-term policy regarding demand and supply of essential commodities,...
India considers wheat imports from Russia at discount to calm prices – sources
India is in talks with Russia to import wheat at a discount to surging global prices in a rare move to boost...
Australia to provide AUD1.2m for Pakistan’s rural uplift
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Affairs Division and the Australian Center for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR) signed on Monday a Memorandum of Subsidiary Agreement...
SCA urges govt to control price of agricultural inputs
HYDERABAD: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA), a leading farmers’ lobbying group urged the Federal Government to control the price of the...
NA body for early redressal of issues hampering mango export
PIA asked to facilitate consignments of perishable export items, as delays and cancellation of flights are causing losses to exporters
‘Agri sector must learn from experiences of China’
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar has said that the productivity of Pakistan’s agriculture sector would enhance of it learns from the experiences of...