Uncompetitive and short in supply. The tragic and avoidable undoing of Pakistan’s cotton crop

As output falls with each passing year, the industry faces a bleak future

Descon’s long-play

One of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates has quietly entered the agricultural sector. But they don’t just plan on selling salt and drying vegetables. They want it all

Crop talk: It’s a date!

Pakistan is the sixth largest producer of dates in the world. Can we unlock the export potential of this seasonal mainstay?

Crop Talk: From no potatoes to too many

One of Pakistan’s mightiest crops, the potato has suffered from overproduction and lack of government attention

Crop Talk: Tea’s iron grip

Tea’s dark past can only be eclipsed by its very apparent potential

The cotton tale

On the decline for more than a decade, Pakistani cotton just saw a brief revival. Could it be carried forward?

What’s going on with Millat?

After a very good year by its own standards, things are a little cloudy

Why we need to give crop insurance more attention

Farmers need to be incentivized and encouraged to leave traditional methods behind

Pakistan’s fertilizer subsidy conundrum

The ins and outs of how fertilizer subsidies work, and how they can be improved

Hey shehri babu, here is why you need to pay attention to the locust invasion

Back in February, Profit had done a feature on the swarms of locusts laying waste to entire yields of crops and threatening...