ADB-Pakistan

ADB advises Pakistan to provide targeted subsidies, enhance tax-to-GDP ratio

Pakistan advised to provide targeted subsidies, enhance tax-to-GDP ratio

Crop talk: China wants our Cherries. But will Pakistan rise to the occasion?

The demand for Pakistani cherries in China is going up despite strict regulations. The opportunity is not one to be lost

China opens doors to Pakistani cherry with strict conditions

Under the protocol, local cherries need to be kept under one-degree temperature for over 18 days after which health of fruit will be checked for final export

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

The fault in our crops – Growing too much of one, none of another

How chai and sutta went from guilty pleasures to pricey indulgence

Chinese company to establish breeding farms across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A Chinese company Hangeng Trading, specialized in animal husbandry, livestock and aloe vera is establishing breeding research centers and health units...

RUDA’s reckoning – HRW cracks down on farmer eviction issue

HRW says authorities should enforce environmental protections and reform colonial-era laws

Bracing for heatwaves

Despite an unusually cool March, devastating heatwaves could very much be in our future 

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

Potential damage to key cash crops as Pakistan grapples with low water levels

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing a significant water shortage of 37% during the current Kharif cropping season, which could potentially damage important cash...

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

Wasted water: Agriculture mismanagement contributes to Pakistan’s water crisis

Writing for The Express Tribune, author Usman Hanif explains that Pakistan is facing the consequences of climate change through natural disasters such...

Pakistan’s agri sector can end CAD in 6 years

According to a news report by Express Tribune, Former Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, Salim Raza, has stated that Pakistan's...

US announces $4.5m programme to strengthen Pakistan’s agri sector

Both countries to collaborate for building climate resilience as co-chairs of Green Climate Fund Board

Lack of rainfall set to hit crop outputs in India, Pakistan

The drought-hit regions of northern and central India, all the way up to Pakistan, are staring at lower food output and high...