Pakistan rice export touches $1.06bn

KARACHI: Rice export from Pakistan has seen significant growth and crossed $ 1.0 billion by the end of January since July 2017...

Urea Sales touch 390,000 tonnes, down 28pc MoM

LAHORE: During February 2018, Pakistan’s Urea sales is expected to clock in 380,000 to 400,000 tonnes, up by 52 per cent Year...

Punjab govt spent hefty amount for increasing yields: DC

SIALKOT: Sialkot Deputy Commissioner Dr Farrukh Naveed said on Wednesday the Punjab government had spent billions of rupees under various schemes to...

Govt exported 1.2 MMT sugar during 2016-17: Pervaiz Malik  

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce and Textile Muhammad Pervaiz Malik on Friday said that since the start of the crushing year 2016-17 up...

Food Fortification Programme delegation briefs Rana Afzal

ISLAMABAD: A three-member delegation of the Pakistan Food Fortification Programme (FFP), headed by Diane Northway, called on the Minister of State for...

CCP to convene open hearing to discuss competition concerns in sugar sector on Jan 25

ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of the recent sugarcane procurement crisis in the country, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) will convene an open...

CCP imposes Rs1mn penalty on Kitchen Stones Food

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has passed an order imposing a penalty of Rs 1 million on a frozen foods company,...

Provincial governments asked for ensuring purchase of sugarcane on fixed rates

ISLAMABAD: National Food Security and Research Minister Sikandar Hayat Bosan called upon the provincial governments to ensure purchase of sugarcane from the...

National workshop on bio-fertilisers to be held on Wednesday

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) is organising a day-long national workshop on January 17 regarding bio-fertiliser development, commercialisation and legislation in...