USAID distributes mango graders worth $750,000 to farmers

Islamabad: USAID under its US Pakistan Partnership for Agricultural Development Programme has distributed 13 mango graders worth $750,000 among the mango farmers...

Urea manufacturers urge government to issue subsidy notification

Karachi: Fertilizer Manufacturers of Pakistan Advisory Council (FMPAC) on Monday threatened the government that they will stop production of the commodity until...

Farmers affected as fertilizer subsidy yet to be notified

ISLAMABAD The federal budget was passed on June 13 and was supposed to be followed up by issue of various SROs by FBR...

Sea food exports rise 21.35pc during FY 2016-17

Islamabad: Sea food exports from Pakistan during 12 months of previous financial year (2016-17) increased by 21.35 percent as compared to exports...

Third of agricultural land uncultivable due to soil salinity: FPCCI

Lahore: According to Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Pakistan is experiencing major salinity in its soil which has...

Agri dept eyes to control fruit flies in 30 districts

MULTAN Agriculture (Extension) Director General, Zafar Yab Haider Tuesday said that the agriculture department had launched a special project to control fruit flies...

Crop-based collateral lending unveiled in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD In a major development, Pakistan’s leading bank, Hank Bank Limited (HBL) has disbursed first-ever loans based on crop (wheat) as collateral to...

WB declares progress of $170m Sindh agricultural growth programme unsatisfactory

LAHORE The World Bank (WB) has downgraded implementation progress (IP) rating of the $ 170 million Sindh agricultural growth programme as unsatisfactory following...

Pakistani mangoes fail to capture US market

Karachi: Despite getting approval for zero duty under the generalised system of preferences (GSP) six years ago, Pakistani mangoes have failed to...

Propaganda of ‘plastic rice’, stiff competition affect Pakistan’s rice exports

ISLAMABAD Like textile exports, the foreign trade of rice has also shown negative growth during the last two years with a reduction of...

FPCCI stresses need for value addition in horticulture sector

ISLAMABAD -  Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Regional Chairman on Horticulture Exports Committee Ahmad Jawad Wednesday underlined the...

World Bank approves mid-term review to support social sector development in Pakistan

Islamabad: The World Bank has approved a mid- term review to support social sector development for Pakistan in partnership with International Finance...

Govt delays decision on issue of sugar exports

Islamabad: The government on Monday decided to put the decision on hold for sugar exports in an attempt to keep the commodities...

75pc cost of Kachhi canal project embezzled by commission agents: PM

AHMAD AHMADANI Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has revealed that almost 75 per cent cost of the Kachhi canal project had gone to the...

Punjab starts project to cultivate imported dates

MULTAN: The Punjab government’s Rs708 million ‘Diversification of High Value Cropping Through Promotion of Horticulture’ project aims to grow five top date...