Minister stresses need for high yielding cotton varieties to increase crop output
ISLAMABAD: National Food Security & Research Minister Syed Fakhar Imam on Thursday stressed the need for identifying about 48,000 tonnes of verified...
CM Buzdar dismayed over delay in farmers’ facilitation
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday chaired a meeting at his office to review steps taken for the provision...
Govt’s proactive approach helped control locust outbreak: minister
'Threat only exists in one district each of Balochistan and Sindh, while there is no presence of locust in KP and Punjab'
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...
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...
Sindh wants Centre to announce loan, tax waivers for rain-hit farmers
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday demanded the federal government to announce agriculture loan and tax waivers for rain-hit farmers of the...
Banks disbursed Rs1.2tr to agriculture sector in FY20
Agri disbursements in FY20 were 3.5pc higher than FY19 but less than the credit target of Rs1.35 trillion set by ACAC
KP govt to import 150,000 tonnes wheat to plug shortfall
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Monday said that it will import 150,000 tonnes of wheat worth Rs8.5 billion in order to...
Rice exporters vow better working conditions for growers
ISLAMABAD: Rice exporters on Saturday, vowed to promote decent working conditions and improve livelihoods of small farmers, farm labor and families of...
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...