Fertilizer off-take posts 27 percent YoY increase touches 558,000 tons in April
Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) sales recorded a 28 percent fall in April 2018, touching 60,000 tons compared to 96,000 tons in April 2017
Water shortage compels Punjab to dissuade farmers from planting sugarcane crop
Water shortage during the early part of the Kharif season has risen to an alarming 45 percent from initial projections of 32 percent against average uses.
SBP raises policy rate by 50 basis points to 6.5 percent
Pakistan's economic growth provisionally was expected to reach a thirteen-year high of 5.8 percent for outgoing financial year 2017-18
Pakistan needs 1.3 million new jobs every year: UNDP
The hospitality sector, accommodation and food, directly linked to tourism, accounts for only 1.6 percent of the country’s total employment, said the UNDP report
Pakistan contemplating to import 20,000 tons of cotton from Afghanistan
Import of cotton from Afghanistan is under consideration due to the prevailing water shortage in the country
Govt issues tenders to export 3000-tonne rice, 5000-tonne sugar to Nigeria
Pakistan has started implementing an agreement to export 3000 metric tonnes of rice to Nigeria while 5000 metric tonne sugar will also be exported to Nigeria.
Pakistan’s resilience to climate change is limited: Moody’s
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall can affect productivity in agriculture and increase the vulnerability of energy production, as 33% of Pakistan’s energy supply are hydropower-driven
Punjab expresses worry over major water losses from Taunsa to Kotri barrage
Irsa has setup a regulations director led-committee constituting of directors from Sindh and Punjab to determine discharges at Guddu barrage and the various barrage of Pakistan and provide a report in this regard to IRSA
Urea prices to rise further, if govt doesn’t release subsidies
Last week, the fertilizer manufacturers had jacked up prices of urea by Rs100 per bag and could increase it by a further Rs106 due to the finance ministry’s unwillingness to release the pending subsidy
CCP issues opinion on competition concerns in the sugar sector of Pakistan
Taking notice of the sugarcane procurement crisis, the CCP held an open hearing on January 25, 2018, providing a platform to all stakeholders including representatives of the federal and provincial governments, growers, millers, retailers, distributors and consumers to express their concerns.
Govt allocates Rs100bn for Diamer-Basha, Dasu dams
ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Finance Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan on Friday informed the Senate that an amount of Rs100 billion has been...
US showcases agricultural partnership at Expo in Lahore
LAHORE: The Embassy of the United States of America showcased its long-standing support for Pakistan’s agriculture sector with a pavilion at the...
Pakistan’s wheat exports in April touch highest level since independence
Wheat is being exported to Oman, Indonesia, Dubai, Muscat and Bangladesh at a price of $185-200 per ton
Water scarcity fuels crisis for sowing of Kharif crops
Punjab like Sindh is facing a dire shortage of irrigation water as the stake of all Kharif crops is under threat in both provinces.
Economic Survey 2017-18: Agriculture sector records growth of 3.81 percent
Rice, sugarcane considered amongst the notable Kharif crops outstripped their production targets in 2017-18 by posting growth of 7.45 percent and 8.65 percent respectively