Budget allocations for agriculture sector increased by 1,200pc: minister
'Govt will launch 13 projects at a cost of Rs296bn to promote agriculture and livestock sectors'
ISLAMABAD:Â The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has...
FPCCI for ‘strong industrial policy’ to encourage agro industries
ISLAMABAD:Â Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Acting President Noor Ahmed expressed serious concern over the missing targets of economic...
Engro Fertilizers, Australia’s DFAT train over 4,000 smallholders
LAHORE: Engro Fertilizers Limited, Engro Foundation and the Government of Australia’s Department of Foreign Aid and Trade (DFAT) have successfully trained more than...
Pakistan, Bulgaria to discuss agriculture ties
The ambassador offered cooperation in the field of animal medicines, which Bulgaria is quite famous for.
Demand for Pakistani cotton increasing in int’l markets: official
MULTAN: Punjab Pest Warning & Quality Control of Pesticides Director General Muhammad Zafaryab Haider has said that the demand for Pakistani cotton...
Vegan startup substituting meat raises $241 million from IPO
Beyond’s rival Impossible, meanwhile, has linked up with Burger King to offer a vegan version of its signature Whopper. Nestle and Unilever are also aiming to expand their presence in the expanding sector.
Defaulters owe Rs244.8bn to electric companies, majority being connections to tube wells
Energy defaulters owe a total of Rs244.79 billion as 10 major electricity distribution companies have published names of 45,914 defaulters.
FAO trains 400 Baloch women in agri-entrepreneurship
ISLAMABAD:Â Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Australian government's Department of Foreign Aid and Trade (DFTA),...
Minister vows to facilitate rain-affected farmers
'A special package will soon be announced for those farmers whose crops were damaged in the recent rains'
ISLAMABAD:Â The government, in the...
Wheat stock estimated at 28.16m tonnes, well over national requirements
ISLAMABAD:Â The Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) was informed that wheat production for 2018-19 has been estimated at 25.16 million tonnes from an...
Agricultural cooperation with China to be enhanced under CPEC
ISLAMABAD:Â Planning, Development and Reform Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar said on Wednesday that the government was focused on developing the agriculture sector on...
ECC approves immediate import of 100,000 tonnes of urea
Ministry asked to review the price mechanism of fertiliser industry to ensure the provision of urea to farmers at cheaper rates
ISLAMABAD:Â In order...
Sugar rush fades for Indian farmers ahead of vote
Debts and drought have driven thousands of farmers to suicide in recent years, putting PM Modi on the back foot as...
Govt to install three olive extraction mills, six mobile units
'Olive extraction mills and mobile units will be installed during the next crop season under public-private partnership'
ISLAMABAD:Â The government is set to...
SCA urges govt to control price of agricultural inputs
HYDERABAD: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA), a leading farmers’ lobbying group urged the Federal Government to control the price of the...