Japan to provide $5m for agro-industry development
The Japanese government has announced a grant of around 560 million Japanese Yen (approximately $5 million) for a United Nations Industrial Development...
Import of agricultural machinery surges 8.73pc in FY19
ISLAMABAD:Â The import of agricultural machinery into the country during the financial year 2018-19 witnessed an increase of 8.73pc, as compared the corresponding...
Cotton sowing increases by 14pc YoY
ISLAMABAD: The cultivation of cotton during the current sowing season has witnessed 14 per cent growth as compared to the corresponding period...
Saudi Arabia to start next phase of flour mill privatization
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s state grain buyer SAGO said it will start the next phase of the sale of its flour mills on...
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’s aide chairs Fertilizer Review Committee, discusses measures for farmers’ uplift
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood chaired a meeting of the Fertilizer Review Committee (FRC) to deliberate on...
Govt envisions increasing rice exports to $5bn: Dawood
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood said on Tuesday that the incumbent government has envisioned increasing rice exports...
Fertiliser prices likely to increase by Rs100 per bag
‘Govt cannot take fertiliser as a standalone
case and if subsidy is given to one sector, others will demand the same too’
ISLAMABAD: As...
Pakistan, US discuss agricultural cooperation ahead of Trump-Imran meeting
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Paul Jones on Monday met with National Food Security & Research Minister Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan to...
SECP issues draft rules for collateral management companies
ISLAMABAD: With an aim to promote electronic trading and
warehouse receipt financing of agricultural commodities, the Security Exchange
Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Wednesday...
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...
Pakistani mango festival to commence in Dubai from 11th
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is eyeing an export target of 100,000
metric tonnes of mangoes this year in return for $80 million in foreign
exchange.
The country's...
Govt mulls warehouse receipt financing to facilitate farmers
ISLAMABAD:Â Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday chaired a meeting to discuss the framework to facilitate the...
Trump and Modi’s lavish farm payouts prompt questions at WTO
GENEVA: Massive farm-support plans in the United States and India are being scrutinised by other World Trade Organization members, questions submitted to...
Tobacco growers condemn imposition of Rs300 tax on farmers
Govt urged to reverse the decision, as it will bring economic death to the working class
ISLAMABAD:Â Tobacco growers and industrial workers on...