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Fertilizer policy
announced to attract $ 1.2 billion investment
KARACHI-Commerce Minister Abdul Razzak Dawood on August 30
announced
"fertilizer Policy" 2001 to provide fertilizers to farmers at
reasonable prices and attract an investment of $ 1.2 billion
in next ten years.
Detail
Plan to provide water to
cotton crop
LAHORE-Alternate arrangements are being made on war footing
basis to supply canal water to Rajanpur and Rojhan areas for
avoiding damage to standing cotton crop.
This was stated by Khurshid Zaman Qureshi, provincial Minister
for Agriculture & Cooperatives while presiding over the
meeting of Cotton Crop Management Group at Multan on August
30. The Minister said that cotton crop of Rajanpur and Rojhan
areas was threatened due to disruption in canal water flow
caused by breaches in the DG Khan canal by recent hill
torrents.
To ensure irrigation to these areas, water will be released in
Qadra Canal through Qadra Creak directly from Sindh river for
Rojhan area and from Link-lII canal to Kutab Dundee system for
Rajanpur area.
While releasing the water preference will to given to brackish water zones
as in sweet water zones water could be supplemented to some
extent with tubewells. The Minister said that these
arrangements will be completed within the next week adding
that water supply to Dajal canal had already been restored.
Referring to the plant protection of cotton, the Minister said
that there was no scarcity of pesticides and were available at
reasonable prices. If there are complaints of over-charging by
dealers the affected farmers should bring these to the notice
of local agriculture extension staff.
August 31
Govt orders for
filing agri income returns
PESHAWAR-The NWFP government Saturday ordered landowners for
submission of returns on total agriculture income.
An official document released reads as every person having
cultivated land measuring fifty acres or more of irrigated
land or one hundred acres or more of un-irrigated land or
irrigated and un-irrigated land the aggregate area of which is
equal to or more than fifty acres of irrigated land (one acre
of irrigated land being reckoned as equivalent to two acres of
un-irrigated land), shall file a return (on the prescribed
form) of his total agricultural income.
August 31
Raids to check
substandard pesticides
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Lahore- The staff of agriculture department is carrying out
raids regularly to check the sale of substandard and fake
pesticides.
The spokesman of Agriculture Department Punjab has stated that
during the month of August raids were conducted on nine dealer
shops and the persons found selling substandard pesticides
were arrested under Agriculture Pesticides Ordinance 1971.
Further legal
proceedings have been started against them.
According to the details the arrests made were Zonal Manager
Sawa, AG, Donga Bonga, District Bahawalnagar , Changwani Zari
Service, Pigan , D.G Khan , Muhammad Nawaz, Chenab Bazar, Kot
Moman, Sargodha , Abdul Wahid , Bismillah Spray Center,
Kamalia ,
Jatala Zari Corporation, Noorpur Head Rajgan, Yazman , Malik
Traders, Mukhdoompur, Khanewal, Mandi Traders, Kabirwala,
Khanewal, Muhammad Yousuf , Khanewal , Chaudhry Zari
Corporation, Kanjwani, Sumandri and Imran Malik, Madina
Market, Kallur Kot District Bhakkar.August
31
Plan to give land,
loans to landless
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ISLAMABAD-The Federal Government on August 30 finalized a
strategy to distribute state land and provide soft- term loans
to landless in a bid to reduce poverty.
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20 Mega Projects to help
create jobs in rural areas
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ISLAMABAD-Twenty mega projects which were launched recently
will create
about one millions jobs besides big economic activity in the
country. Detail
FAP for
steps to avert agri marketing crisis
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LAHORE-Farmers Associates Pakistan
(FAP) has demanded of the government to take appropriate steps
in consultation with growers and industrialists for averting
sugarcane marketing crisis in coming months.
Detail
Credit worth $ 21.3 m for OFWM in NWFP
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ISLAMABAD-Pakistan and World Bank
signed a Credit agreement amounting to US $ 21.368 for "NWFP
On-Farm Water Management Project".
Mr. Abid Hasan, Acting Country Director, for Pakistan and
Afghanistan, World Bank, Nawid Ahsan, Secretary, Economic
Affairs Division (EAD), Tariq Mahmood, Additional Chief
secretary, Planning & Development Department, Government of
NWFP and Muhammad Javed, Secretary, FATA Development
Corporation inked the agreement.
This project aims to increase agricultural production and
farmers income through increased scope and productivity of
NWFP and FATA's irrigation and drainage system. Implementation
of this project will redefine Government's role in
establishing self sustaining efficient irrigation and drainage
system through enhanced participation by farmers at the
secondary level of Irrigation Water distribution system.
August 29
WAPDA to set up four new hydel
projects in NWFP
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ISLAMABAD-WAPDA will set up four new hydel
projects with a cost of US 1.5 billion dollars having capacity
of generating 1000 MW in various parts of NWFP.
According to Ministry sources, Ministry of Water and Power has
completed feasibility report of these projects. The proposed
hydel projects will be Allai Khwar, Khan Khwar, Daral Khwar
and Battal Khwar. WAPDA will start construction work by the
end of this year and complete all the four projects by 2006.
Ministry of Water and Power has also started study work to
identify sites for the construction of small dams all over the
country aimed at meeting country's water requirements. The
Secretary has directed the Water Wing of the Ministry to
conduct survey in various areas of the country for identifying
potential sites for construction of new dams. New small dams
will be constructed in all the four provinces to meet local as
well as national water requirements keeping in view the
expected shortage of water reservoirs in the times to come.
The Ministry has chalked out a comprehensive plan to construct
maximum number of small dams in order to enhance water storage
capacity in the country to meet the country's agriculture
requirements. A national water strategy has also been prepared
keeping in view the future needs of the country and in this
context the Ministry started its efforts to identify the sites
for construction of small dams all over the country. The
Ministry also constituted a team of experts to expedite the
engineering and feasibility study of Bhasha dam in NWFP.August
29
M.Sc. Poultry
Classes at Poultry Research Institute
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LAHORE-M.Sc.
Poultry Classes are being starting from October 2001 at
Poultry Research Institute, Rawalpindi with a view to import
poultry industry in the province and provide earning sources
to youth. This was informed by Secretary Punjab Livestock
Department Raees Abbas on the eve of visit to the institute.
Speaking on the occasion, the Secretary said that earlier the
youth was being provided only six months poultry farming
courses saying that there was dire need of post graduate
specialists of poultry for the promotion of poultry industry.
Raees Abbas informed that M.Sc. Poultry classes are being
introduced after the approval of Syndicate of Barani
Agriculture University Rawalpindi.
The Secretary further said that
for starting M.Sc poultry classes. Livestock Department has
not demanded any additional budget from the Punjab government
but has decided to start the project with its own financial
resources
BATI invites applications
for two years Field Assistant diploma
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LAHORE-Barani Agriculture
Training Institute/College (BATI) Dhagal, Rawalpindi, has
invited applications from 16 to 23-year old matric
(science/arts) pass candidates (belong to Barani Area of the
Punjab) for two years Field Assistant Diploma course.
Detail
Barani Area Development
Project
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Peshawar:The North-West Frontier
Province Barani Area Development Project will get over US$14
million loan from the International Fund for Agricultural
Development.
The project aims to reduce poverty in
remote areas of the North-West Frontier Province and improve
agriculture and natural resource management practices. It
would target about sixty-seven thousand households and
particularly emphasise the role of women in the province.
Experts for agriculture
department to educate farmers
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Lahore-Agriculture experts say
it is high time for the agriculture department to educate
farmers who switched over to cotton crop from water-intensive
rice and sugarcane crops.
Detail
Timely rains are blessing
of Almighty Allah
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Lahore-Secretary General,
Chamber of Agriculture Punjab, has said that due to timely
rains, there are greater possibilities of bumper ugarcane crop
and Inshallah the country would be surplus in sugar production
and the Government should consider exporting sugar next year.
He said this while attending a
corner meeting at Kamalia by the sugarcane growers at the
residence of Numberdar Maulvi Faiz Rasool, the farmers said
that they have not seen such healthy sugarcane crop since many
years which was due to drought and closure of canal water
during the sowing season of the sugarcane crop. The sugarcane
growers said that sugarcane acreage would have doubled if the
Government has not closed the irrigation canals and if it had
been extra sown would have brought yields at par with the
present cane crop. Timely rains are blessing from the Almighty
Allah. The farmers also said that government should issue
instructions to the commercial banks to issue
agricultural loans to the farmers on sugar mills guarantee
this has been the policy during Prime Minister Muhammad Khan
Junejo governments, as this would help the farmers in
improving per acre yield with timely use of agriculture
inputs.
Financial empowerment of
poor to strengthen economy: Musharraf
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SADIQABAD-President Gen Pervez
Musharraf said here Monday that government has started a
number of projects for financial empowerment of the poor and
destitute which would ultimately lead to prosperity and
strengthening of the country's economy.
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Ristech to help
reclamation of Saline lands
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ISLAMABAD-RISTECH technology
can greatly help in reclamation of saline and water logged
lands and also make brackish and saline water suitable for
irrigation after necessary treatment.
Detail
SAARC ministerial meeting
in New Delhi to focus on WTO issues
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ISLAMABAD-Minister for
Commerce, Industries and Production, Abdul Razzak Dawood said
Tuesday the SAARC ministerial meeting being held in New Delhi
on.
Detail
ADB approves
$ 100 million to Pakistan for drought
mitigation
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ISLAMABAD- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Thursday approved
an assistance
package of $100 million for emergency assistance for Drought
Impact Mitigation and
Recovery in Pakistan. Earlier, at the request of the
Government of Pakistan, ADB had
fielded a mission, which visited the country form May 21-31,
2001.
Detail
Chinese delegation visits PARC
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ISLAMABAD-A 3-member Chinese delegation from Yuan Longping
High Tech Co.,
visited Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) on August
16 and expressed desire to collaborate in projects for
boosting agricultural production.
Detail
Thal
Flood Water Canal Project to bring prosperity
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ADHI KOT -President General Pervez
Musharraf on Aug 16 said the Thal Flood Water Canal Project
would usher into green revolution, help eradicate poverty and
boost prosperity in Khushab, Jhang, Bhakkar and Layyah
districts.
Addressing the people of the area on the occasion of the
ground breaking ceremony of the mega water project this
afternoon, the President spoke of the great benefits that
would be available to the population once the scheme is
completed in seven years at a total cost of Rs 35 billion. The
President said his government was determined to improve the
lives of the poor people and develop backward areas and this
particular project was being executed to achieve the
objective.
Present on the occasion were the Punjab Governor Lt. General
(R) Muhammad Safdar,
Corps Commander Mangla, Lt. Gen Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Federal
Ministers Khair junejo, Omar Asghar Khan and Prof Ataur Rehman,
Provincial Minister Dr. Khalid Ranjha, Malik Mohammad Aslam,
Khurshid Zaman Qureshi, high ranking civil and military
officials and notables of the area.
The President said Thal Flood Water Canal Project would
compensate for the lack of rains
which has turned the area barren and desolate and compounded
the miseries of the people.
But once the ambitious projects was completed, he said, the
fortunes of the people would
change for ever as the water will help to irrigate 1.5 million
acres and provide tremendous
fillip to the agriculture. august 16
Govt sets
target of three million tons for rice export
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ISLAMABAD-The government has set a
target of three million tones for the export of rice this year
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Nazir Saeed said here
on August 13 Detail
An amount of Rs. 80 million to be spent on Satpara Dam Project
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GILGIT-The Federal Government has approved an amount of Rs. 80
million for construction of Satpara Dam project.
Detail
'Quick
tree decline' still incurable disease
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LAHORE -The effective remedy of
virulent 'quick tree decline disease', which can lead to mass
'desertification', is still a question mark as uptil now
research institutes in Punjab could hardly identified cause of
the problem. Detail
President to give ownership deeds to
tillers
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RAHIM YAR KHAN-President Gen Pervez Musharraf will
distribute ownership deeds among landless tillers at chak
173-P, tehsil Sadiqabad on August 20.
This was told by Commissioner Bahawalpur Division, Syed
Shaukat Ali while presiding a meeting held to review
arrangements made for the president's visit. The meeting was
attended by Deputy Commissioner R Y Khan, SSP and other
officials. The Commissioner said the ceremony will be attended
by a large number of people including elected Nazims and Naib
Nazims. Aug 8
Govt allocated Rs 100 billion for water sector projects
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ISLAMABAD-Government has
allocated funds for various water reservoirs and storage
projects in different parts of the country which will cost Rs
100 billion. Detail
Obsolete pesticides removed from Punjab
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LAHORE-The Punjab Minister of
Agriculture, Khurshid Zaman Qureshi, on August 8 announced
that a project for the removal for destruction of some 317
tonnes of obsolete pesticides has now been successfully
completed. Detail
Model Farming
project in 100 villages
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ISLAMABAD-Model Farming Project will be replicated in 100
villages of the country in the next phase and it will cover 49
villages of Punjab, 28 Sindh, 14 NWFP and 9 in Balochistan. Detail
Rs.304.24
billion for agri-sector etc under 3 year plan
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ISLAMABAD-The government will spend over Rs 304 billion on
agriculture, transport, energy, IT, science and technology,
water resource management and social sectors under three years
perspective plan. Detail
Tractors
purchase scam unearthed in MINFAL
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ISLAMABAD-Audit Department has
pointed out a scam of tractors' purchase for Federal Water
Management Cell (FWMC) of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture
and Livestock (MINFAL), which caused a loss of Rs 34.158
million to public exchequer.
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Chaniho discusses agri, livestock, fisheries projects with HC
New Zealand
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KARACHI-Various short
term projects for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries sector
came under discussion at a meeting between Provincial
Agriculture Minister, Hasan Ali Chaniho and Mr Warwick Hawker,
High Commissioner of New Zealand, who met him at his office
here on August 7, 2001.
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Auction of food unit fetches Rs.32.5 million
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LAHORE-Corporate and Industrial Restructuring Corporation
(CIRC) on Friday auctioned Malik Food Industries Ltd for the
highest bid of Rs.32.5 million while six more sick industries
will be offered for sale this month.Six bidders participated
in the auction which was conducted by Punjab Finance Minister
and Chairman,CIRC, Tariq Hameed after opening the sealed
tenders. Detail
Pest
infestation to increase, rice farmers warned
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LAHORE-The attack of rice stem
borer will increase during upcoming weeks due to the present
climate conditions, says a report recently issued by the
Directorate of Pest Warning & Quality Control of Pesticides
Punjab, Multan.
According to a press release issued here on August 6, 2001,
the present climate is conducive to the increase in the pest
population. It is apprehended that the attack of this insect
will increase gradually in the rice area during the
forthcoming weeks.
Infestation above the economic injury level has been observed
in tehsil Daska of Sialkot district and Gujrat district.
Sporadic incidence of foot rot has also been observed in
Gujrat, Sialkot and Sheikhupura districts.
The Agriculture Department has advised rice farmers to be
vigilant and conduct regular pest scouting of crop.
It has also urged them to seek advice from local staff of Pest
Warning and Agriculture Extension for timely and appropriate
measures if infestation reaches the economic threshold level.
MCB Chitral
branch to lend agriculture loan
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PESHAWAR-The Muslim Commercial
Bank (MCB) Chitral branch is starting Agriculture Loan
facilities to the farmers of the area.
The decision to this effect was announced by Syed Saleh
Hussain, Incharge Agriculture sector, on August 5, 2001 MCB
with the soul aim to improve the productions of the area in
agriculture sector.
The MCB Chitral branch would provide a loan upto Rs. 25000 to
every individual belonging to agri-sector on easy conditions
with low interest rate for a period of one year, he informed.
This service would play a positive role in the development and
improvement of agriculture sector products as the area has
best capacity to grow different fruits and vegetables. MCB has
also started the same service in Daggar, district Buner.
Govt to assist in buying
of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides
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LAHORE-Punjab Minister for Revenue Malik Muhammad Aslam has
said that the a comprehensive policy to facilitate cultivators
for the purchase of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides has been
formulated.
He expressed these views while addressing the delegation of
farmers at his residence here on Agust 3. He informed the
delegation that during the kharif crop loan worth Rs 4.5
billion will be distributed among the farmers through
one-window operation for the purchase of fertilizes,
pesticides and seeds. Emphasizing the need for speedy supply
of agriculture loan to the farmers, the minister said that the
Revenue staff would prepare pass books at Union Council level
on emergency basis.
He said that government is taking concrete steps for the
uplift of agriculture and to solve the problems of farmers to
make the country self-sufficient in the field of food. The
government has taken practical steps and given incentives to
farmers for boosting the agriculture sector and economic
conditions of growers.Aug 3
ADBP will grant loans of
Rs 4.50 billion
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LAHORE-Agriculture Development
Bank of Pakistan will grant loans of Rs 4.50 billion under
one-window operation to the small farmers in the Punjab during
kharif-2001. The Farmers having 25 acres of land
(canal-irrigated) and 50 acres of barani land will be eligible
to get the loans facility.
This was stated by spokesman of Punjab Agriculture Department
here on August 3. He said that these loans are being issued
since July 01 to September 15, 2001 on every Monday and
Tuesday under Agri-pass books. In this connection forms are
available free of cost at the office of the Assistant
Commissioner, ADBP's branches and One Window Centres.
Aug 3
District wise strategy for
combating pests finalized
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LAHORE-Agriculture Department has launched district wise
strategy for combatting cotton pests during the months of
August and September.
According to Agriculture Department sources here on , August 3
the strategy was finalized in the meeting of cotton Crop
Working Group (CCWG) chaired by Rana Nasim Ahmad, Secretary
Agriculture, Punjab at Central Cotton Research Institute
Multan. The strategy has been prepared by the Deputy Directors
of respective districts. Aug
3
Sindh
Agriculture University launches tree plantation drive
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HYDERABAD-Vice Chancellor, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando
Jam, Dr. Bashir Ahmed Chandio has underlined the need of
maximum tree plantation in order to eradicate the
environmental pollution from the country.This he said while
inaugurating the Monsoon Tree Plantation Campaign at the
Faculty of Crop Production of the University on August 3.
He called upon the people to realise the fact of increasing
global threat of pollution hazards and make efforts for
maximum tree plantation for creation of healthy atmosphere.
He emphasised upon the teachers to play their role in creating
awareness among masses and motivate them to plant sapling for
the future of their next generation.
Among others, the Registrar of the University Syed Muqeem Shah
Rashidi, Deans Dr. Kazi Suleman Memon, Dr. Sheruddin Bukhari,
Mumtaz Ali Pathan and Muhammed Ishaq Kunbhar were also
attended the ceremony of tree plantation campaign.Aug 3
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