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 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...

Cement export registers 18.9pc growth in Sept

Cement export has posted 18.9 per cent growth in the month of September, according to official reports. Over 0.715 million tonnes of cement...

KP govt to seek Rs24bn more in agri loans from World Bank

PESHAWAR: The provincial government has decided to take an additional loan of Rs24 billion from the World Bank to irrigate 790,000 acres...

NA speaker vows to develop agri sector, protect farmers’ rights

SWABI: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Saturday promised that at least half of Rs170 million allocated to Swabi district for poverty alleviation...

Local production of Fertilizer crucial for PM’s vision of ‘Making Pakistan the Food Basket for the World’

  The year 2019 ended on a high note with the Government celebrating a saving of approximately $250 million in foreign exchange that...