Poultry industry lays bare heavy handedness by FBR before Dar
The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) on Monday laid bare the highly unfair treatment meted out to the industry by the tax mandarins...
Agri package helped sector to grow by 3.46pc in FY 2016-17: Dar
Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar said Sunday due to the relief package announced by the government, the agriculture sector had received a...
NARC engineers develop mobile sugarcane crusher
Agricultural and Biological Engineering Institute of the National Agriculture Research Center (NARC) has developed a mobile sugarcane crusher for crushing crops at...
Pakistan positioned 5th globally for sugarcane production
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research (NFS&R), Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan has said that sugarcane is an imperative cash crop...
Agriculture loans mark up rates should be brought down to single digits: Bosan
Minister for National Food Security and Research, Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan on Thursday suggested bringing mark up rate on agriculture loans down...
Agri experts for strengthening capacities in water management
Agriculture experts here on Wednesday called for strengthening the individual capacities in the field of water management especially spring-shed management for conserving...
Rice exporters’ delegation signs MoU with Jeddah Chamber
Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) and JCCI signed a MoU for long-term institutional collaboration between the two organisations.
Vice Chairman Jeddah Chamber...
Sindh govt-transporters dispute could harm mango exports
Due to dispute between the Sindh government and the transporters association, it is feared that the shipment of mango exports could get...
Bosan assures growers of relief in next budget
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan said on Sunday that the government would extend all possible...
Agricultural development should be focused in the budget: FPCCI
The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Sunday asked the government to pay special attention to the agricultural...
Massive corruption surfaces in tractor subsidy scheme
A massive corruption in the tractor subsidy scheme of the Sindh Agriculture Department has recently emerged. An inquiry into the tractor subsidy...
Corruption worth Rs1.45b surfaces in tractor subsidy scheme
A complaint was lodged with the Anti-corruption Establishment on March 07, 2017 against the massive corruption in tractor subsidy scheme of Sindh...
Punjab govt seeks abolition of sales tax on fertilisers
The Punjab government is seeking to abolish sales tax on fertilisers in the upcoming annual budget in order to support the farming...
Price cap on Indian rice supports Pakistan’s rice exports to IranÂ
At times when Pakistani exporters of textile made-ups are unhappy over the crisis being faced by them in international markets, rice exporters...
Pulses, fruits being imported ahead of Ramadan despite a huge surplus
Unlike the market phenomenon of demand and supply and in an apparent move to hoard commodities ahead of the holy month of...