TCP issues fresh tender for exporting rice to Sri Lanka
The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has issued a fresh tender for procurement of 5,000 tons Long Grain White Rice (IRRI-6) for export...
Govt releases Rs301.7b agri credit during first half of FY2016-17
The government has disbursed Rs301.7b agriculture credit during the first half of FY2016-17 through various banks and financial institutions against a target...
NPLs fall in the last quarter of CY2016
Non-performing loans (NPLs) went down in the last quarter of the calendar year 2016 while small and medium enterprises (SMEs) continued to...
Govt allocates Rs27.96b as fertilizer subsidy
Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Bosan Friday told the Senate that the government allocated Rs 27.96 billion in...
Iran re-allows imports of Pakistani kinnow through land routes
Iran has lifted a ban on imports of kinnow from Pakistan after Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s arrival in Islamabad on Tuesday to...
Pakistani rice rejected at Gulfood show in Dubai
Apart from falling textile exports textile, rice exports are also expected to record a reduction of around 30 percent this year as...
Govt releases second tranche of subsidy on fertilizers
The government has released the second tranche of the long-awaited subsidy amount promised on fertilizers in the National Budget 2016-2017.
It has been...
RPL organises workshops on latest techniques of rice cultivation
A capacity building workshop was conducted by Rice Partners Ltd (RPL) in collaboration with Inter-cooperation and MARS Food in rural parts of...
Senate body concerned over increasing interest rates for agri-sector
Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research expressed its concerns over increasing rate of interest charged by the Zarai Taraqiati...
CDWP approves Hi-Tech Agri Technology Park at UAF
Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved the establishment of Pak-Korea Hi-Tech Agriculture Innovation Centre/Technology Park at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad...
Tractor sales record a three year high as govt subsidy takes effect
The government's  tax relief incentives on sales of tractors have caused its sales to reach a three-year high and the trend is likely...
Income tax on agriculture suspended since Oct in Punjab
The Punjab government has taken the decision of suspending the income tax on the agricultural sector during a meeting, chaired by Provincial...
5 ZTBL officials fake as ghost farmers to steal millions of government funds
Five official workers namely Khushdil Khan, Binyamin Khan, Zari Gul, Sajjad Mehmood and Mohammad Fayyaz of Zarai Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL) have been...
ECC allows 300,000 tons of urea export
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday endorsed continuing the fertilizer subsidy scheme and approved export of 300,000 tons...
Urea prices up by Rs200 in four days after subsidy withdrawal
After government’s decision to withdraw subsidy of Rs 340 per bag on urea fertiliser from January 9, the price of the commodity has...