Agriculture

Says financial inclusion being enhanced to boost exports

It will help reduce environmental pollution, lower cost for farmers

Former SBP governor says public banks should direct 50% lending to agriculture

Matter will be presented in ECC on priority

K-P agricultural minister says promoting olive cultivation will help enable Pakistan to make their own olive oil

Govt constitutes body to allocate 110mmcfd gas to FFCL, Agritech

Rice industry facing series of challenges amid global headwinds

Will focus on agricultural industry chain, deep processing of products

Aim to double cotton output, increase rice exports, control post-harvest losses

K-P CM pledged to address issues faced by agriculture and livestock sectors on a priority basis

Partnering with China will help potato producers get rid of imports, earn forex

GAC leader says unannounced, prolonged load-shedding had severely damaged the standing crops and fruit orchards

Tractor prices surge in range of 35-45% year-on-year

Farmers in dire need for fertiliser already struggling with increases in cost of oil, diesel, seeds and sprays

Speakers at UAF conference highlight stagnant productivity, climate changes

Margins of major companies shrank mainly due to high input costs

Transformation on scientific lines will trigger export-led growth

Over 1.2 million olive plants will be planted across 8,900 acres

Wheat, sugarcane and Basmati rice to see increase by 26%, 21% and 189% respectively

Farmers say counterfeit seeds coming in from Punjab are causing big losses

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

Complains about lack of govt support, rising fertiliser cost

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

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

Floods, incompetence and inflation continue to afflict the sector

CM says Swat agri varsity to help realise this goal

Under the project, 30,000 tube wells will be transferred to solar energy to deal with the energy crisis

Corporate farming, research identified as areas that will ensure food security

Farm produce exports to China reach $730m, but potential is huge

New variety, a joint work of Chinese and Pakistani researchers, gives 12.5% higher yield

Farmers earn substantial income by harvesting saffron compared to other crops

Seek govt intervention to avert slump in industry

Mahmood says PTI govt has taken effective steps to ensure food security in four years

Minister says Punjab to increase production by 4-5 maunds per acre on a total of 16.5 million acres

Most of Sindh’s farmers on the right bank of Indus are back on their feet and set to sow winter crops

Agriculture University chancellor calls for measures to support farming community

Sindh produces over 50% with exports of around 70%, but floods, neglect put industry in danger

Will provide 743 tons of certified wheat seed and 1,485 tons of fertiliser to 14,850 flood affected farmers

Funds to help farmers use fertiliser more efficiently and maximise food production

Says agriculture sector was facing severe challenges due to climate change and other factors

Targets fixed for current season estimated to be achieved

Industrial waste flowing into water streams is damaging crop yield, rendering it cancerous

Total bilateral trade between Pak-US in 2021-22 was around $9.85 billion

Over 10,000 wheat seed bags for farmers in affected areas of K-P, 690,000 seed bags for those in Balochistan