Delay in cane crushing flayed: Khurram Sherzaman

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MPA Khurram Sherzaman said on Tuesday that the delay in issuing a notification for support price of sugarcane...

Growers face huge losses due to low paddy rates

LARKANA: The growers of Sindh and Balochistan are ready to harvest fresh paddy crop but they are facing low rates being offered...

Pakistan earned $94.059m from mango exports

Islamabad: Mango exports earned Pakistan $94.059 million in foreign exchange during 2014-16, officials in the Commerce Division said on Tuesday. Quoting figures compiled...

FPCCI extends invitation to foreign investors for investment in Pakistan’s agriculture sector

Islamabad: President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Zubair Tufail on Tuesday said that Pakistan offers huge...

Govt taking measures to boost agriculture-led exports: commerce minister

ISLAMABAD Federal Minister for Commerce and Textile Muhammad Pervaiz Malik on Wednesday said that Pakistan has huge potential in Agriculture trade and local...

Wheat and sugar exports surge by 100pc during July 2017

Islamabad: The exports of wheat and sugar from Pakistan during the first month of current financial year witnessed 100 percent increase as compared...

Senate committee expresses concerns over non-availability of agri-credit

ISLAMABAD Senate’s Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research here on Wednesday expressed its concerns over the non-availability of credit for the...

Fruits worth $19.493m, vegetables $10.330m were exported in July

Islamabad: 24,393 metric tons of fresh fruits worth $19.483 million were exported during the first month of current financial year as compared...

Pakistan’s economy saw growth despite a fall in external trade says: ADB

Karachi: Asian Development Bank (ADB) in a statement on Friday said Pakistan’s economy had grown besides a decrease in external trade, reported a...

CPEC provides Pakistan with godsend to enhance agriculture exports to China: FPCCI

ISLAMABAD Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) Regional Chairman on Horticulture Exports Ahmad Jawad has said China Pakistan Economic Corridor...

FMPAC riles over non-disbursement of fertilizer subsidy claims

Karachi: On Tuesday, Fertilizer Manufacturers of Pakistan Advisory Council (FMPAC) denounced the government for not having disbursed the pending claims to the...

Chinese hybrid rice to produce 18 tons per hectare record yield

Lahore: Rice growing experts on Tuesday said that the launch of Chinese Hybrid rice in Pakistan would bring revolution in rice production...

Govt’s thinks its hands are tied against sugar cartel

Islamabad: Even after establishing that the sugar mills have formed a cartel, resulting in an increase of Rs 14 per kilogram, an...

LCCI, SPFC to promote investment in forestry sector of South Punjab

Lahore: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and South Punjab Forest Company (SPFC) on Monday agreed to make joint efforts to...

A touch of modernity reaps much higher returns

Nestle, MRI collaboration on Chaunsa Project already a huge success Frustrated with persistent decrease in the yield and productivity of his mango orchards,...