Agriculture

Chairman of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industries’ regional standing committee on horticulture exports Ahmad Jawad on Monday complained about the long delay in the execution of three federal government-funded agricultural projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and regretted that Rs103.727 million funds had been unutilised for the last …

Ambassador of Netherlands Mrs. Ardi Stoios-Braken called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, here on Tuesday. During the meeting, different matters of mutual interest including promotion of bilateral relations and increase in cooperation in different sectors came under discussion. On the occasion, the Chief Minister said that Pakistan and …

THE Ministry of National Food Security and Research is on the verge of losing one of its organs — the Agriculture Policy Institute (API) — as it has remained dormant over the past decade. The institute came under fierce criticism at a recent meeting of the Senate’s Standing Committee on …

Country eared US$ 26.372 million by exporting fertilizer during first quarter of current financial year as compared the exports of the corresponding period of last year. The fertilizer exports witnessed 100 percent increase during the period from July-September, 2017-18 as compared the exports of the same period of last year, …

Budho Baghal, an octogenarian farmer from the village Fazal Baghal, located near Hyderabad city, wonders why farmers are cultivating maize as fodder when they should be growing food crops like grains and vegetables. “We still have fertile lands, which can produce crops like wheat, pearl millet, sorghum, mustard, other oil …

Punjab government is taking measures to ensure cultivation of sunflower crop on 100,000 acres of land in the province. According to spokesman of Punjab Agriculture Department Shakeel Uppal, the objective of this initiative is to reduce dependence in import of edible oils. Uppal said government will provide Rs. 5,000 subsidy per …

Speakers at a day-long seminar stressed on Wednesday the need to take appropriate measures to address the challenges being faced by the local agriculture sector in order to achieve higher growth returns. The speakers called for modernisation of the sector besides providing farmers with adequate resources and equipment. They said …

The federal government has released Rs 2 billion fertilizer subsidy to different fertilizer manufacturing companies. According to Fertilizer Manufacturers of Pakistan Advisory Council (FMPAC), the subsidy amounts have been excessively delayed over the past two years, hence the intervention of Prime Minister’s Office. The government had pledged to expedite the …

The government on Wednesday announced to withdraw summary on converting National Agricultural Research Centre’s 1,400 acres agriculture land into a housing complex. The national food security and research minister informed the Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research that the prime minister has been pleased to approve the …

The ongoing climate change phenomenon is forcing the people from all sectors to readjust their lifestyle and agriculture sector is no exception. It was affecting overall process of agriculture development and keeping farming community engaged in spending extra on saving their crops from impact of extreme hot and cold weather …