DPP issues permit to 380 companies to import 1.5m tonnes wheat
The first vessel carrying 60,804 metric tonnes of wheat is expected to arrive in Karachi on 26th Aug
China’s CNPC provides $100,000 to Pakistan for locust controlÂ
ISLAMABAD: Chinese state-owned company, China National Petroleum Corporation, has provided $100,000 to the Ministry of National Food Security and Research in order...
PARC recommends three sunflower, one mustard hybrids
ISLAMABAD: The Variety Evaluation Committee (VEC) on Oilseed Crops has recommended three sunflower and one mustard candidate varieties/hybrids.
A meeting of the VEC...
Cabinet allows TCP to import 1.5m tonnes of wheat
Trading Corporation of Pakistan granted exemption from PPRA rules for wheat import
Rs50bn allocated to provide subsidy to farmers, NA told
‘Provinces willing to provide Rs37bn subsidy on fertilisers from Rabi season’
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 launches app to track ongoing plantation drive
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar on Sunday announced that the government has launched an application...
Poultry industry calls for early reopening of marriage halls
LAHORE: The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) on Friday urged the government to reopen marriage halls from August 10.Â
The government had earlier announced...
Private sector starts urea production to fulfil demand
ISLAMABAD: The private sector on Wednesday started urea production at a concessional rate to fulfil this year’s demand.
According to sources, Agritech Limited...
Cultivation of outdated wheat varieties causing 50pc yield gap, minister told
Fakhar Imam urges scientists to work on new seed varieties; calls for proper storage practices to avoid post-harvest losses
Wheat shortage in KP increases to two million tonnes
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Flour Mills Association Provincial Chairman Haji Iqbal on Tuesday said that KP currently faces a wheat shortfall of...
Food prices continue to surge in KP
PESHAWAR: After the rise in the prices of flour and sugar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), prices of fruits, vegetables and other general...
Aleem urges Sindh govt to release subsidised wheat to millers
Senior minister says Punjab alone cannot bear burden of entire country
Centre, provinces making all-out efforts to ensure wheat, flour supply at affordable prices: minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Monday said that the federal government in collaboration with the...
No relief in sugar, flour prices despite govt’s tall claims
Sugar and flour are being sold at prices higher than those fixed by the govt