Agriculture

Ahsan directed provinces to monitor prices, output and supply

Pakistan’s red chilli project will help lift agriculture sector

Rain made water available to soil and plants and Nitrogen in the atmosphere reached the crops

Govt also decided to increase price of fertiliser by 9%, or Rs190 per bag, to cut subsidies

Complains about lack of govt support, rising fertiliser cost

Official favours cultivation of saffron, olive and plum honey in K-P

Hoarders, profiteers blamed for causing artificial shortage

Insists stocks are satisfactory but provinces are not releasing

Association says that curbs on grain movement from Punjab hurting K-P

Fertiliser offtake rises 63% month-on-month in Nov