Telenor partners with Inbox Business Technologies to advance digitisation of agriculture in Punjab
ISLAMABAD
In continuation of its efforts to take digitisation of Pakistani agriculture to the next level, Telenor Pakistan has signed an agreement with...
Sindh approves additional subsidy of Rs9.30 per kg to facilitate sugar exports
ISLAMABAD: The Sindh government has upped the ante by approving a subsidy of Rs30 billion for sugar millers to facilitate exports of...
Zilt Proefbedrijf interested in setting up joint venture in agriculture sector
Zilt Proefbedrijf, for a decade, has been researching the salt tolerance of existing, conventional agricultural crops which could give food in saline areas
PARC trains 100,000 farmers in last 4 years
ISLAMABAD
The Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) has trained about 100,000 farmers of rice, wheat, maize and sugarcane crops across the country during...
Provincial governments asked for ensuring purchase of sugarcane on fixed rates
ISLAMABAD: National Food Security and Research Minister Sikandar Hayat Bosan called upon the provincial governments to ensure purchase of sugarcane from the...
No write-off, remissions allowed for loans from Zari Taraqiati Bank: MoF
Finance Minister Dr Shamshad AKhtar Thursday said that the Zari Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) had not filed a single criminal case against any defaulter in Balochistan.
CCP to convene open hearing to discuss competition concerns in sugar sector on Jan 25
ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of the recent sugarcane procurement crisis in the country, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) will convene an open...
Government determined to safeguard interests of farmers: Bosan
ISLAMABAD: National Food Security and Research Minister Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan on Thursday informed the National Assembly that the government was determined...
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 constitutes committee to formulate changes in PIU for agri-credit loans
ISLAMABAD: The cabinet has setup an inter-ministerial committee to be headed by Minister for Privatization, Daniyal Aziz for formulating recommendations for changes...
Pakistan can fortify economy through value addition in agri products: IAEA
FAISALABAD:Â International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) Yukiya Amano on Tuesday said that Pakistan could strengthen its economy through value addition...
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...
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...
Indonesia keen to import 1m tons of rice from Pakistan
The Indonesian Ambassador to Pakistan stated the volume of bilateral trade is $2.18 billion, which is far less than the current potential
Fertilizer makers to face pressure on margins despite peak demand
LAHORE
Fertilizer makers may keep on facing pressure on margins despite the peak demand season where a pricing pressure would persist on both...