Damaged crop and high air freight to cause decline in mango exports
ISLAMABAD: Apart from the falling exports especially of textile made-ups, which earn 60 percent of the total foreign exchange of the national...
Right Bank Outfall Drain-II delays increase cost of project to Rs62b
Islamabad: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Reform was informed on Thursday that work on the 273km Right Bank Outfall...
Increased demand of Pakistani mangoes enhances export earnings
Multan: The standards introduced by European Union (EU) countries are being achieved successfully by mango farmers and exporters through government support that...
Punjab govt chalks out plan to promote olive crop
SIALKOT
The Punjab government has chalked out a well-knitted plan for the promotion of olive crop in the province. Official sources told APP...
Cotton growers advised against increased threat of pest attack
LAHORE
Cotton growers have been advised to be vigilant to save their crop from pest attacks, especially those from white fly after Pakistan...
Agri sector, CPEC project contributing to increasing private investment in Pakistan
Washington
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor infrastructure projects and a stable macroeconomic environment is contributing to an increase in private investment in Pakistan, a...
Mango exports likely to increase this year
Multan
Mangoes exports are likely to increase during current year as 10 varieties of this exotic fruit have been registered with Federal Seed...
Unpredictable tax policies could cause Engro foods to close down milk plant
Islamabad
Ali Ahmad Khan Managing Director of Engro Foods while attending the meeting of the Senate Standard Committee on Finance said that the...
Interest-free solar tube well scheme in final stages
ISLAMABAD: The modalities for implementation of interest-free Solar Tubewell Financing Scheme are being finalised and under which federal government would concur to...
Sugarcane production reaches historical high of 73.6m ton in FY 2016-17
The sugarcane production in the country has reached to historical high of 73.6 million ton during this year, showing 12.4 per cent increase as...
Budget supports the poultry sector, yet a lot more needs to be done: PPA
Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) is highly appreciative of the government's support that has been provided in the budget 2017-18 through the judicious...
Agri-sector posts significant growth of 3.46% in 2016-17
The agricultural sector witnessed significant growth of 3.46 percent during the fiscal year 2016-17 as against the set target of 3.5 percent....
UNIDO develops $3m proposal for Agro-Industry development programme
ISLAMABAD:Â United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) developed a project proposal on Agro-Industry Development Programme for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) targeting fresh...
Punjab government wants GST abolished on agricultural inputs in upcoming budget
Punjab government has sent a letter to the Ministry of Finance for abolishing general sales tax (GST) on agricultural inputs in the...
Passco procures 860,000MT of wheat
Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Services Corporation (Passco) has procured around 860,000 metric tons of wheat during the current campaign across the grain-producing...