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
The govt is awfully proud of this year’s cotton bumper crop. They shouldn’t be.Â
Timely action against pest attacks has helped this year’s cotton crop but the bumper crop is just an anomaly caused by the international cotton market.Â
Cabinet approves domestication, commercialisation of medicinal, industrial cannabis
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday granted approval for the domestication and commercialisation of medicinal and industrial cannabis and hemp at the...
President Alvi for devising e-strategy on agriculture
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that it is imperative for the country to devise an "e-strategy on agriculture" and introduce...
KP agriculture dept seeks to increase Pakistan’s olive exports
PESHAWAR:Â Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Department of Agriculture Research is pursuing an ambitious plan to increase olive production in the province and its tribal...
Govt allows import of Soybean seeds on importer’s undertaking, fails to ensure Non-GMO status
Nearly all stranded vessels of oilseeds at Karachi port have been released based on undertakings, fumigation
Price of Urea bag likely to be reduced by Rs200
ISLAMABAD:Â As the federal cabinet has reduced 50pc Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) for eight sectors, including the fertilizer industry, the prices of...
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
Wheat shortage in KP lifts 20kg flour price to Rs1,300
PESHAWAR: Due to the reduction in wheat grains supply to flour mills in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the price of 20-kilogram flour bag has...
What’s going on with Millat?
After a very good year by its own standards, things are a little cloudy
Pakistan’s fertilizer subsidy conundrum
The ins and outs of how fertilizer subsidies work, and how they can be improved
Farmers to suffer as ECC approves 69% less wheat procurement target
Committee fixes 2.5 million metric tons wheat purchasing target due to Punjab's non-submission of procurement and financing plan
The cotton tale
On the decline for more than a decade, Pakistani cotton just saw a brief revival. Could it be carried forward?
Punjab Govt approves ‘Nawaz Sharif Kisan Card’ to disburse Rs150bn agri loans
CM Maryam Nawaz greenlights state-of-the-art center of excellence for research on cotton, wheat and riceÂ
Wheat woes – Our need and inability to grow more
Severely hit by climate change and a weak supply-chain, Pakistan’s most important crop is under threat